<p>Upgrade <code>Ubuntu:14.04</code> <code>libx11</code> to version 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm5 or higher.</p>

Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libx11 package, versions <2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm5

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

Confidentiality High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 0.04% (6^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIBX11-5927340
published 4 Oct 2023
disclosed 10 Oct 2023

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Introduced: 4 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-43785 Open this link in a new tab CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 libx11 to version 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libx11 package and not the libx11 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to a boundary condition within the _XkbReadKeySyms() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.