The vulnerability in the dix/devices.c component of the X Window System X.Org Server allows a perpetrator to access confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause service failures.

The vulnerability of the dix/devices.c component in the X Window System X.Org Server implementation is related to improper resource locking. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain access to confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause service failures...

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49737

In X.Org X server 20.11 through 21.1.16, when a client application uses easystroke for mouse gestures, the main thread modifies various data structures used by the input thread without acquiring a lock, aka a race condition. In particular, AttachDevice in dix/devices.c does not acquire an input...

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49737

In X.Org X server 20.11 through 21.1.16, when a client application uses easystroke for mouse gestures, the main thread modifies various data structures used by the input thread without acquiring a lock, aka a race condition. In particular, AttachDevice in dix/devices.c does not acquire an input...