Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libx11 package, versions <1.8.7-r0
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE318-LIBX11-6042396
- published 1 Nov 2023
- disclosed 10 Oct 2023
Introduced: 10 Oct 2023
CVE-2023-43785 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.18 libx11 to version 1.8.7-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libx11 package and not the libx11 package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.18 relevant fixed versions and status.
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to a boundary condition within the _XkbReadKeySyms() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.
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