Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-2320: Security patch for xorg-x11-server (ALAS-2023-1689)
4
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
07/12/2022
02/24/2023
02/23/2023
02/23/2023
Description
A flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server. The specific flaw exists within the handling of ProcXkbSetDeviceInfo requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated buffer. This flaw allows an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.
Solution(s)
- amazon-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server
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