vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2023-6377: Security patch for xorg-x11-server (ALAS-2024-1900)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 13, 2023 | Jan 9, 2024 | May 21, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 13, 2023
Added
Jan 9, 2024
Modified
May 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in xorg-server. Querying or changing XKB button actions such as moving from a touchpad to a mouse can result in out-of-bounds memory reads and writes. This may allow local privilege escalation or possible remote code execution in cases where X11 forwarding is involved.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server
References
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