CVE-2022-2320
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 1, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 5, 2022
Description
A flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server. The specific flaw exists within the handling of ProcXkbSetDeviceInfo requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated buffer. This flaw allows an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.
Scores
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Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
xorg-x11-servern/a |
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References
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/938
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/939
- https://github.com/freedesktop/xorg-xserver/commit/dd8caf39e9e15d8f302e54045dd08d8ebf1025dc
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-963/
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2022-July/003192.html
- GLSA-202210-30vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0003/
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