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Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting xorg-x11-server-devel package, versions <0:1.17.4-18.54.amzn1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.19% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-XORGX11SERVERDEVEL-6147264
  • published 9 Jan 2024
  • disclosed 13 Dec 2023
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Introduced: 13 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6478 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-190 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 xorg-x11-server-devel to version 0:1.17.4-18.54.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2024-1900.

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 xorg-server. A specially crafted request to RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an integer overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive information.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
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SUSE

7.6 high
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Red Hat

7.6 high