Integer Underflow Affecting xorg-server package, versions [,1.20.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.8% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XORGSERVER-2371799
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Sept 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-14346  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade xorg-server to version 1.20.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Underflow. A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.9. An integer underflow in the X input extension protocol decoding in the X server may lead to arbitrary access of memory contents. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

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