Description
A buffer overflow flaw was found in X.Org and Xwayland. If XkbChangeTypesOfKey() is called with a 0 group, it will resize the key symbols table to 0 but leave the key actions unchanged. If the same function is later called with a non-zero value of groups, this will cause a buffer overflow because the key actions are of the wrong size.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
xserver
Default version status: unaffected
0 to < 21.1.16affected22.0.0 to < 24.1.6affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Default version status: affected
0:24.1.5-3.el10_0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION
Default version status: affected
0:1.1.0-25.el6_10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.8.0-36.el7_9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.20.4-30.el7_9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:1.13.1-15.el8_10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.13 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.12 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.12 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.12 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.13 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.13 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.13 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.12.0-15.el8_8.12 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:1.14.1-1.el9_5.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:1.20.11-28.el9_6 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:23.2.7-3.el9_6 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.11.0-22.el9_0.13 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.12.0-14.el9_2.10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.13.1-8.el9_4.5 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Default version status: unknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: unaffected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2500 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2502 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2861 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2862 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2865 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2866 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2873 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2874 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2875 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2879 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2880 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3976 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7163 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7165 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7458 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-26597 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345255 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00036.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/02/1 ↗