USN-7846-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2025-62229)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2025-10-29 11:49 – Updated: 2026-04-27 14:11 – Source website
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Summary
xorg-server, xwayland vulnerabilities
Details

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain memory operations. An attacker could use these issues to cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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  "id": "USN-7846-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:46Z",
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