CVE-2022-2320 (GCVE-0-2022-2320)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-01 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:32
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1082 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a xorg-x11-server Affected: xorg-x11-server 21.1
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