SUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2025-20099-1 (xwayland)

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openSUSE-SU-2025-20099-1: important: Security update for xwayland
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openSUSE security update: security update for xwayland
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2025-20099-1
Rating: important
References:

  * bsc#1251958
  * bsc#1251959
  * bsc#1251960



Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-62229
  * CVE-2025-62230
  * CVE-2025-62231



CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-62229 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-62229 ( SUSE ): 7.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-62230 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-62230 ( SUSE ): 7.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-62231 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-62231 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products:

         openSUSE Leap 16.0

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An update that solves 3 vulnerabilities and has 3 bug fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for xwayland fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2025-62229: Fixed use-after-free in XPresentNotify structures creation (bsc#1251958).
- CVE-2025-62230: Fixed use-after-free in Xkb client resource removal (bsc#1251959).
- CVE-2025-62231: Fixed value overflow in Xkb extension XkbSetCompatMap() (bsc#1251960).


Patch instructions:

   To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

   zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-65=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

  xwayland-24.1.6-160000.3.1
  xwayland-devel-24.1.6-160000.3.1

References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62229.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62230.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62231.html