CVE-2025-62229 | Xorg: xmayland: use-after-free in xpresentnotify structure creation

A flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland when processing X11 Present extension notifications. Improper error handling during notification creation can leave dangling pointers that lead to a use-after-free condition. This can cause memory corruption or a crash, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Published: 2025-10-30 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-62229 is rated Moderate Risk (42.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.48%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-62229

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-27 0.45% 0.48% +0.03%
2 2026-06-21 0.47% 0.45% -0.02%
3 2026-06-15 0.47%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-62229

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.3 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-62229

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-62229

GHSA-49pm-cgmh-hw25 · Severity: high — A flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland when processing X11 Present extension...

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-62229

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2025-62229: 2 source package rows (xorg-server, xwayland); 5 state rows across 3 repos (3.22-community, 3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 5, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-62229
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-62229 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (xorg-server, xwayland), 9 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 7, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-62229
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62229
suse high https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62229/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-62229 medium priority: Ubuntu including 7 source packages (xorg, xorg-hwe-16.04, …), 46 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 16, not-affected 12, released 10, needs-triage 8. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-62229

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-62229

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2025-62229

URL Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19432
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19433
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19434
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19435
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19489
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19623
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19909
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20958
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20960
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20961
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21035
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22040
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22041
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22051
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22055
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22056
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22077
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22096
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22164
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22167
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22364
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22365
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22426
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22427
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22667
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22729
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22742
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22753
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0031
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0033
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0034
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0035
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0036
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62229
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402649
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2025-October/003635.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/28/7
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00033.html
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