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HistoryNov 30, 2022 - 11:02 p.m.

xorg security update

2022-11-3023:02:16
CentOS Project
lists.centos.org
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8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

8.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.006 Low

EPSS

Percentile

78.8%

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2022:8491

X.Org is an open-source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon.

Security Fix(es):

  • xorg-x11-server: buffer overflow in _GetCountedString() in xkb/xkb.c (CVE-2022-3550)

  • xorg-x11-server: memory leak in ProcXkbGetKbdByName() in xkb/xkb.c (CVE-2022-3551)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Merged security bulletin from advisories:
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2022-November/086349.html

Affected packages:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr
xorg-x11-server-Xnest
xorg-x11-server-Xorg
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland
xorg-x11-server-common
xorg-x11-server-devel
xorg-x11-server-source

Upstream details at:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8491

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

8.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.006 Low

EPSS

Percentile

78.8%