vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-43785): libx11 vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Oct 3, 2023 | Oct 4, 2023 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Oct 3, 2023
Added
Oct 4, 2023
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to a boundary condition within the _XkbReadKeySyms() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libx11-6ubuntu-upgrade-libx11-6
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