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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-14345: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-14345: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/15/2020
Created
10/26/2020
Added
10/26/2020
Modified
10/02/2024

Description

A flaw was found in X.Org Server before xorg-x11-server 1.20.9. An Out-Of-Bounds access in XkbSetNames function may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-xorg-server

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