Xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds memory reads/writes in xkb button actions (Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.57 % · percentile 75 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A flaw was found in xorg-server. Querying or changing XKB button actions such as moving from a touchpad to a mouse can result in out-of-bounds memory reads and writes. This may allow local privilege escalation or possible remote code execution in cases where X11 forwarding is involved.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0006
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0009
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0010
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0014
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0015
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0016
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0017
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0018
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0020
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13998
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6377
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253291
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/0c1a93d319558fe3ab2d94f51d174b4f93810afd
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00008.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00013.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6R63Z6GIWM3YUNZRCGFODUXLW3GY2HD6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7PP47YXKM5ETLCYEF6473R3VFCJ6QT2S/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFHV5KCQ2SVOD4QMCPZ5HC6YL44L7YJD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LJDFWDB7EQVZA45XDP7L5WRSRWS6RVRR/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0003/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576
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 | redhat |
| 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 · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
| 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) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-58618
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-6377
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 21.1.10cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 23.2.3cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
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 |