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CVE-2023-6377

Public on 2023-12-13
Modified on 2024-01-11
Description

A flaw was found in xorg-server. Querying or changing XKB button actions such as moving from a touchpad to a mouse can result in out-of-bounds memory reads and writes. This may allow local privilege escalation or possible remote code execution in cases where X11 forwarding is involved.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 xorg-x11-server 2024-01-03 22:37 ALAS-2024-1900
Amazon Linux 2 - Core xorg-x11-server 2024-01-03 21:04 ALAS2-2024-2378
Amazon Linux 2023 xorg-x11-server 2024-02-15 02:51 ALAS2023-2024-522

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H