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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-14347: xorg-server Multiple vulnerabilities , , , ,

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-14347: xorg-server Multiple vulnerabilities , , , ,

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/05/2020
Created
10/26/2020
Added
10/26/2020
Modified
10/26/2020

Description

A flaw was found in the way xserver memory was not properly initialized. This could leak parts of server memory to the X client. In cases where Xorg server runs with elevated privileges, this could result in possible ASLR bypass. Xorg-server before version 1.20.9 is vulnerable.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-xorg-server

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