Use After Free Affecting xorg-server package, versions [,21.1.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XORGSERVER-6036246
  • published26 Oct 2023
  • disclosed25 Oct 2023
  • creditPeter Hutterer

Introduced: 25 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-5380  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade xorg-server to version 21.1.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free in the multi-screen setup. An attacker can cause an X server crash if the system is in a very specific and legacy configuration and the pointer is warped from within a window on one screen to the root window of the other screen.

Note:

This requires an XWarpPointer call and that the pointer never enters a client window on the other screen.

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