Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting xorg-server package, versions <2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.94% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-XORGSERVER-6124779
  • published13 Dec 2023
  • disclosed13 Dec 2023

Introduced: 13 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6478  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 xorg-server to version 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 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.

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