Out-of-bounds Read Affecting xorg/xwayland package, versions [1.4.0,23.2.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.04% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XORGXWAYLAND-11431292
  • published4 Aug 2025
  • disclosed13 Dec 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6478  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade xorg/xwayland to version 23.2.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read in the RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty functions. An attacker can disclose sensitive information by sending a specially crafted request.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1