Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting xorg-x11-server-common package, versions <0:1.15.0-25.40.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.69% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-XORGX11SERVERCOMMON-1681580
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed10 Dec 2014

Introduced: 10 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-8094  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 xorg-x11-server-common to version 0:1.15.0-25.40.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2015-470.

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 Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the ProcDRI2GetBuffers function in the DRI2 extension in X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) 1.7.0 through 1.16.x before 1.16.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted request, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write.

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