Out-of-bounds Write Affecting xorg-x11-server-devel package, versions <0:1.17.4-18.50.amzn1
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- published 23 Feb 2023
- disclosed 1 Sep 2022
Introduced: 1 Sep 2022
CVE-2022-2320 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 xorg-x11-server-devel to version 0:1.17.4-18.50.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2023-1689.
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 Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server. The specific flaw exists within the handling of ProcXkbSetDeviceInfo requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated buffer. This flaw allows an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2320
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/938
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/939
- https://github.com/freedesktop/xorg-xserver/commit/dd8caf39e9e15d8f302e54045dd08d8ebf1025dc
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-963/
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2022-July/003192.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-30
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0003/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5905
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7583
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8221
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8222
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2320
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2106683