vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-46343: Security patch for xorg-x11-server (ALAS-2023-1689)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 14, 2022 | Feb 23, 2023 | May 21, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 14, 2022
Added
Feb 23, 2023
Modified
May 21, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the ScreenSaverSetAttributes request may write to memory after it has been freed. 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.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server
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