vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-13723: X.Org Server: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 9, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 9, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
In X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.19.4, a local attacker authenticated to the X server could overflow a global buffer, causing crashes of the X server or potentially other problems by injecting large or malformed XKB related atoms and accessing them via xkbcomp.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-base-xorg-server
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