Improper Initialization Affecting xorg-server package, versions <1.20.8-r4
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EPSS
0.07% (32nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE320-XORGSERVER-7015450
- published 23 May 2024
- disclosed 5 Aug 2020
Introduced: 5 Aug 2020
CVE-2020-14347 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.20 xorg-server to version 1.20.8-r4 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-server package and not the xorg-server package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in the way xserver memory was not properly initialized. This could leak parts of server memory to the X client. In cases where Xorg server runs with elevated privileges, this could result in possible ASLR bypass. Xorg-server before version 1.20.9 is vulnerable.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14347
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4758
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-01
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-July/003051.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/31/2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00057.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00066.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00075.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4488-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4488-2/
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