CVE-2022-3551
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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/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| X.Org | X Server | < 21.1.6 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 35 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 36 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 37 |
References
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=18f91b950e22c2a342a4fbc55e9ddf7534a707d2Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?id.211052Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5278Third Party Advisory
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=18f91b950e22c2a342a4fbc55e9ddf7534a707d2Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?id.211052Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5278Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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