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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:40049
HistoryApr 05, 2023 - 9:05 p.m.

Privilege Escalation

2023-04-0521:05:12
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
9
xwayland
vulnerability
privilege escalation
use-after-free
local
software security

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

16.1%

xwayland is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. When a client explicitly destroys the compositor overlay window, the server would leave a dangling pointer to that window in the CompScreen structure, which will trigger a use-after-free resulting in local privilege escalation.

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