Use After Free Affecting xwayland package, versions <2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.08% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-XWAYLAND-3171194
  • published14 Dec 2022
  • disclosed14 Dec 2022

Introduced: 14 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-4283  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 xwayland to version 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xwayland package and not the xwayland package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the XkbCopyNames function left a dangling pointer to freed memory, resulting in out-of-bounds memory access on subsequent XkbGetKbdByName requests.. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

CVSS Base Scores

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