A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the ScreenSaverSetAttributes request may write to memory after it has been freed. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade tigervnc-iconsUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimalUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade tigervnc-server-moduleUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade tigervnc-licenseUpgrade tigervncUpgrade tigervnc-selinuxUpgrade tigervnc-serverUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xnest | May 15, 2023 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade xorg-serverUpgrade xwayland | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debuginfo | May 28, 2024 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server | Feb 23, 2023 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xnest-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xorg-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade tigervncUpgrade tigervnc-licenseUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-serverUpgrade tigervnc-server-moduleUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimalUpgrade tigervnc-server-appletUpgrade tigervnc-iconsUpgrade tigervnc-debuginfo | Jan 12, 2023 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade xwaylandUpgrade xorg-server | Dec 22, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade xorg-serverUpgrade xephyrUpgrade xwayland-develUpgrade xorg-vfbserverUpgrade xwaylandUpgrade xorg-nestserver | Jan 13, 2023 | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade x11-base/xorg-server.Upgrade x11-base/xwayland. | May 31, 2023 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-help | Mar 20, 2023 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-help | May 8, 2023 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-common | Jun 9, 2023 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-common | Feb 9, 2023 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-help | Jul 10, 2023 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade tigervnc-licenseUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade tigervncUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimalUpgrade tigervnc-selinuxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade tigervnc-iconsUpgrade tigervnc-serverUpgrade tigervnc-server-appletUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade tigervnc-server-module | Jan 10, 2023 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debugsourceUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimalUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-moduleUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade tigervnc-iconsUpgrade tigervnc-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xnest-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-serverUpgrade tigervnc-server-module-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade tigervnc-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-appletUpgrade tigervnc-licenseUpgrade tigervnc-server-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade tigervncUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade tigervnc-selinuxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xorg-debuginfo | Jan 12, 2023 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade xwaylandUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sdkUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-extraUpgrade xorg-x11-serverUpgrade xorg-x11-server-waylandUpgrade xwayland-devel | Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xserver-xorg-coreUpgrade xserver-xorg-core (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xwayland-hwe-18.04Upgrade xwayland-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xwayland (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xwaylandUpgrade xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04 | Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 |
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