Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting xorg-x11-server-common package, versions <0:1.20.10-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.58% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-XORGX11SERVERCOMMON-2584239
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed11 Sept 2020

Introduced: 11 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-14363  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 xorg-x11-server-common to version 0:1.20.10-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-1804.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer overflow vulnerability leading to a double-free was found in libX11. This flaw allows a local privileged attacker to cause an application compiled with libX11 to crash, or in some cases, result in arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity as well as system availability.

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