vulnerability
Alma Linux: CVE-2022-3550: Moderate: xorg-x11-server security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 17, 2022 | May 15, 2023 | Apr 17, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 17, 2022
Added
May 15, 2023
Modified
Apr 17, 2026
Description
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in X.org Server. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _GetCountedString of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211051.
Solutions
alma-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commonalma-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-develalma-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sourcealma-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmxalma-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyralma-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnestalma-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorgalma-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfbalma-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland
References
- CVE-2022-3550
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-3550
- CWE-119
- CWE-120
- EUVD-EUVD-2022-42916
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-2805.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-2806.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2248.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2249.html
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-42916
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