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Out-of-Bounds Affecting xorg-server package, versions <2:1.20.11-1+deb11u3

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.47% (76th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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SUSE
7.8 high
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Red Hat
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-XORGSERVER-3050806
  • published 18 Oct 2022
  • disclosed 17 Oct 2022
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Introduced: 17 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-3550 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-119 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 xorg-server to version 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-server package and not the xorg-server package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in X.org Server. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _GetCountedString of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211051.

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