vulnerability

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-25712: X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 7, 2020
Added
Dec 7, 2020
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.10. A heap-buffer overflow in XkbSetDeviceInfo may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-base-xorg-server
Title
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