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CVE-2022-3551

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.68%

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CVE-2022-3551 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Server. Affected by this issue is the function ProcXkbGetKbdByName of the file xkb/xkb.c. EPSS estimates a 1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Server. Affected by this issue is the function ProcXkbGetKbdByName of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211052.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
1.68%

74.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
X.OrgX Server< 21.1.6
DebianDebian Linux10.0
DebianDebian Linux11.0
FedoraprojectFedora35
FedoraprojectFedora36
FedoraprojectFedora37

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-3551?
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Server. Affected by this issue is the function ProcXkbGetKbdByName of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211052.
How severe is CVE-2022-3551?
CVE-2022-3551 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3551?
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Source: NVD / NIST