Vulnerability · CVE-2025-49175
A flaw was found in the X Rendering extension's handling of animated cursors.
Published Jun 17, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 30, 2026 · X.org Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Check this week
CVE-2025-49175 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 34.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run X.org Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 34.00%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor X.org Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On patch: 0:1.20.10-2.el8_4
A flaw was found in the X Rendering extension's handling of animated cursors. If a client provides no cursors, the server assumes at least one is present, leading to an out-of-bounds read and potential crash.
Are you affected?
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- vendor X.org Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On patch: 0:1.20.10-2.el8_4patch: 0:1.20.10-2.el8_4
How to fix CVE-2025-49175
Recommended remediation
A vendor or distribution source is linked. Check that advisory for patch availability; this catalog does not invent fix status.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2025-49175 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 34.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run X.org Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with X.org Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On patch: 0:1.20.10-2.el8_4 patch: 0:1.20.10-2.el8_4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 34.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 17, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
A flaw was found in the X Rendering extension's handling of animated cursors. If a client provides no cursors, the server assumes at least one is present, leading to an out-of-bounds read and potential crash.
Jun 30, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
A flaw was found in the X Rendering extension's handling of animated cursors. If a client provides no cursors, the server assumes at least one is present, leading to an out-of-bounds read and potential crash.
Sources
- EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-18502
A flaw was found in the X Rendering extension's handling of animated cursors. If a client provides no cursors, the server assumes at least one is present, leading to an out-of-bounds read and potential crash.
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References
- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
- EUVD record · euvd.enisa.europa.eu
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Jun 30, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.