CVE-2021-4011
xorg-x11-server
HIGH 7.8
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.61 % · percentile 49 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server in versions before 21.1.2 and before 1.20.14. An out-of-bounds access can occur in the SwapCreateRegister function. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003122.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003124.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDHYZM6FII35JA7J275MFCJO6ADJUPQX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T57DCF726O5LLTST4NBL5PQ7DLPB46HT/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1550/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5027
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00035.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKLSZCY47QK4RCJFXITYFALCGPJAFXOK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXTRPFEQLFZ6NT2LPLZEID664RGC3OCC/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0004/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-33917
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-4011
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.20.14cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:21.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:21.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| xorg-x11-server | affected xorg-x11-server 21.1.2, xorg-x11-server 1.20.14 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |