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Debian: CVE-2022-3550: xorg-server, xwayland -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2022-3550: xorg-server, xwayland -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/17/2022
Created
11/15/2022
Added
11/14/2022
Modified
10/19/2023

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in X.org Server. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _GetCountedString of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211051.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-xorg-server
  • debian-upgrade-xwayland

References

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