Use After Free Affecting xorg-server package, versions <2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.14


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.9% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-XORGSERVER-3314052
  • published7 Feb 2023
  • disclosed27 Mar 2023

Introduced: 7 Feb 2023

CVE-2023-0494  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 xorg-server to version 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.14 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This issue occurs due to a dangling pointer in DeepCopyPointerClasses that can be exploited by ProcXkbSetDeviceInfo() and ProcXkbGetDeviceInfo() to read and write into freed memory. This can lead to local privilege elevation on systems where the X server runs privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

CVSS Base Scores

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