CVE-2022-2320 (GCVE-0-2022-2320)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-01 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:32
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Summary
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.
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No CVSS data available.
CWE
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a xorg-x11-server Affected: xorg-x11-server 21.1
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