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Debian: CVE-2022-46343: xorg-server, xwayland -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2022-46343: xorg-server, xwayland -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/14/2022
Created
12/23/2022
Added
12/22/2022
Modified
10/19/2023

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(s)

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

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