CVE-2022-2320
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CVE-2022-2320 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server. The specific flaw exists within the handling of ProcXkbSetDeviceInfo requests. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server. The specific flaw exists within the handling of ProcXkbSetDeviceInfo requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated buffer. This flaw allows an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| X.Org | X Server | 21.1.0 |
References
- https://github.com/freedesktop/xorg-xserver/commit/dd8caf39e9e15d8f302e54045dd08d8ebf1025dcPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/938Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/939Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2022-July/003192.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-30Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-963/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/freedesktop/xorg-xserver/commit/dd8caf39e9e15d8f302e54045dd08d8ebf1025dcPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/938Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/939Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2022-July/003192.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-30Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-963/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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