vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2022-46341: Security patch for xorg-x11-server (ALAS-2023-1982)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 14, 2022 | May 28, 2024 | Jan 28, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 14, 2022
Added
May 28, 2024
Modified
Jan 28, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the XIPassiveUngrab request accesses out-of-bounds memory when invoked with a high keycode or button code. 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.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commonamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sourceamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmxamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyramazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnestamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorgamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfbamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland
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