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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting xorg-x11-server-common package, versions <0:1.20.11-17.el9

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    7.53% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-XORGX11SERVERCOMMON-5625243
  • published 28 May 2023
  • disclosed 9 May 2023
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Introduced: 9 May 2023

CVE-2022-46340 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 xorg-x11-server-common to version 0:1.20.11-17.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:2248.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-x11-server-common package and not the xorg-x11-server-common package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs becuase the swap handler for the XTestFakeInput request of the XTest extension may corrupt the stack if GenericEvents with lengths larger than 32 bytes are sent through a the XTestFakeInput request. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions. This issue does not affect systems where client and server use the same byte order.

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CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

8.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.1 high
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Red Hat

8.8 high