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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-3550: X.Org X server, XWayland: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-3550: X.Org X server, XWayland: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/17/2022
Created
05/31/2023
Added
05/31/2023
Modified
05/31/2023

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)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-base-xorg-server
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-base-xwayland

References

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