vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2017-12183)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 24, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 24, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A security issue has been found in the xfixes component of xorg-server, where buffer lengths were not correctly validated.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-12183
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-12183
- URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1509224
- URL-https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=55caa8b08c84af2b50fbc936cf334a5a93dd7db5
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html
- URL-https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2017-October/054871.html
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-29
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-05
- URL-https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000
- CWE-391
- CWE-20
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