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Red Hat: CVE-2022-3550: buffer overflow in _GetCountedString() in xkb/xkb.c (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2022-3550: buffer overflow in _GetCountedString() in xkb/xkb.c (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/17/2022
Created
11/17/2022
Added
11/17/2022
Modified
12/15/2023

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)

  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-common
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-source
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmx
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmx-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyr
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyr-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnest
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnest-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorg
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorg-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfb
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfb-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland-debugsource

References

  • DSA-5278
  • CVE-2022-3550
  • RHSA-2022:8491
  • RHSA-2023:2248
  • RHSA-2023:2249
  • RHSA-2023:2805
  • RHSA-2023:2806
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