vulnerability
Alma Linux: CVE-2023-6377: Important: tigervnc security update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 13, 2023 | Jan 5, 2024 | Apr 17, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 13, 2023
Added
Jan 5, 2024
Modified
Apr 17, 2026
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.
Solutions
alma-upgrade-tigervncalma-upgrade-tigervnc-iconsalma-upgrade-tigervnc-licensealma-upgrade-tigervnc-selinuxalma-upgrade-tigervnc-serveralma-upgrade-tigervnc-server-minimalalma-upgrade-tigervnc-server-modulealma-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-2023-6377
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-6377
- CWE-125
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-58618
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-0018.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-2995.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-2996.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-0010.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-2169.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-2170.html
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-58618
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