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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-46342: X.Org X server, XWayland: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-46342: X.Org X server, XWayland: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/14/2022
Created
05/31/2023
Added
05/31/2023
Modified
05/31/2023

Description

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the XvdiSelectVideoNotify request may write to memory after it has been freed. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X se

Solution(s)

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

References

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