CVE-2022-3551
published 2022-10-17CVE-2022-3551: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Server. Affected by this issue is the function ProcXkbGetKbdByName of the file…
PriorityP433medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.68%
74.4th percentile
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Server. Affected by this issue is the function ProcXkbGetKbdByName of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211052.
Affected
16 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | xorg-server | < xorg-server 2:21.1.4-3 (bookworm) | xorg-server 2:21.1.4-3 (bookworm) |
| debian | xwayland | < xorg-server 2:21.1.4-3 (bookworm) | xorg-server 2:21.1.4-3 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| x.org | server | — | — |
| x.org | x_server | < 21.1.6 | 21.1.6 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u3 | 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u3 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:21.1.4-3 | 2:21.1.4-3 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:21.1.4-3 | 2:21.1.4-3 |
| x.org | xorg-server | >= 0 < 2:21.1.4-3 | 2:21.1.4-3 |
| x.org | xwayland | >= 0 < 2:22.1.5-1 | 2:22.1.5-1 |
| x.org | xwayland | >= 0 < 2:22.1.5-1 | 2:22.1.5-1 |
| x.org | xwayland | >= 0 < 2:22.1.5-1 | 2:22.1.5-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian3.5LOW
vendor_redhat3.5LOW
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Ubuntu
X.Org X Server vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-11-23
CVE-2022-3550 X.Org X Server vulnerabilities
Title: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in X.Org X Server.
It was discovered that X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use these issues to cause the server to crash, resulting
in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Instructions: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
xorg-x11-server: memory leak in ProcXkbGetKbdByName() in xkb/xkb.c
vendor_redhat·2022-10-17·CVSS 3.5
CVE-2022-3551 [LOW] CWE-401 xorg-x11-server: memory leak in ProcXkbGetKbdByName() in xkb/xkb.c
xorg-x11-server: memory leak in ProcXkbGetKbdByName() in xkb/xkb.c
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Server. Affected by this issue is the function ProcXkbGetKbdByName of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211052.
A flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server package. The ProcXkbGetKbdByName function in xkb/xkb.c does not release allocated data when an error is encountered, allowing for a memory leak.
Package: xorg-x11-server (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Debian
CVE-2022-3551: xorg-server - A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Se...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 3.5
CVE-2022-3551 [LOW] CVE-2022-3551: xorg-server - A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Se...
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Server. Affected by this issue is the function ProcXkbGetKbdByName of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211052.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:21.1.4-3)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u3)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:21.1.4-3)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:21.1.4-3)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:21.1.4-3)
OSV
CVE-2022-3551: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X
osv·2022-10-17·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-3551 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-3551: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Server. Affected by this issue is the function ProcXkbGetKbdByName of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211052.
GHSA
GHSA-3j3c-w82w-2cmg: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-10-17
CVE-2022-3551 [HIGH] CWE-401 GHSA-3j3c-w82w-2cmg: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Server. Affected by this issue is the function ProcXkbGetKbdByName of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211052.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
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2022-10-17
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