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Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:19
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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.
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CVE-2022-2320
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      "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2320.html",
      "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2320",
      "https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5199",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5905",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7583",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8221",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8222",
      "https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-2320.html"
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