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CVE-2022-2320 Details

Description

A flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server. The specific flaw exists within the handling of ProcXkbSetDeviceInfo requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated buffer. This flaw allows an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/freedesktop/xorg-xserver/commit/dd8caf39e9e15d8f302e54045dd08d8ebf1025dc CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/938 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/939 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2022-July/003192.html CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-30 CVEThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
x.org x server
21.1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:21.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

13 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-2320
NVD Published Date:
Sep 1, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-2320 Details - Not Deferred