vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2022-46343: ScreenSaverSetAttributes use-after-free (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 14, 2022 | Jan 12, 2023 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 14, 2022
Added
Jan 12, 2023
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the ScreenSaverSetAttributes request may write to memory after it has been freed. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.
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