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Use After Free Affecting xorg-x11-server-devel package, versions <0:1.20.11-17.el9

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    10.43% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-XORGX11SERVERDEVEL-5625312
  • published 28 May 2023
  • disclosed 9 May 2023
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Introduced: 9 May 2023

CVE-2022-46343 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-416 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 xorg-x11-server-devel 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-devel package and not the xorg-x11-server-devel 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 because the handler for the ScreenSaverSetAttributes request may write to memory after it has been freed. 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.

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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

4.4 medium
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Red Hat

8.8 high