vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2023-43786: libX11: stack exhaustion from infinite recursion in PutSubImage() (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Oct 10, 2023 | May 1, 2024 | Sep 1, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 10, 2023
Added
May 1, 2024
Modified
Sep 1, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-libx11redhat-upgrade-libx11-commonredhat-upgrade-libx11-debuginforedhat-upgrade-libx11-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-libx11-develredhat-upgrade-libx11-xcbredhat-upgrade-libx11-xcb-debuginfo
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