A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the XIChangeProperty request has a length-validation issues, resulting in out-of-bounds memory reads and potential information disclosure. 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.
2022-12-14T21:15:13.600
2024-11-21T07:30:25.630
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | x.org | x_server | 1.20.4 | Yes |
Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 | No |
Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 | No |
Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 | No |
Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 | No |
Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 36 | Yes |
Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 37 | Yes |
Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 11.0 | Yes |