Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-44793.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-44793
Upstream
Published
2022-12-14T21:15:14Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:16:44.672991Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2022-4283 affecting package xorg-x11-server 1.20.10-6
Details

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the XkbCopyNames function left a dangling pointer to freed memory, resulting in out-of-bounds memory access on subsequent XkbGetKbdByName requests.. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / xorg-x11-server

Package

Name
xorg-x11-server
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/xorg-x11-server

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last affected
1.20.10-6

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-44793.json"