CVE-2020-25712

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-12-15

Description

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.10. A heap-buffer overflow in XkbSetDeviceInfo may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

See more information about CVE-2020-25712 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.8	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2020-5408	2020-12-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (egl-wayland)	ELSA-2021-1804	2021-05-25
Oracle Linux version 8 (libX11)	ELSA-2021-1804	2021-05-25
Oracle Linux version 8 (libdrm)	ELSA-2021-1804	2021-05-25
Oracle Linux version 8 (libglvnd)	ELSA-2021-1804	2021-05-25
Oracle Linux version 8 (libinput)	ELSA-2021-1804	2021-05-25
Oracle Linux version 8 (libwacom)	ELSA-2021-1804	2021-05-25
Oracle Linux version 8 (mesa)	ELSA-2021-1804	2021-05-25
Oracle Linux version 8 (xorg-x11-drivers)	ELSA-2021-1804	2021-05-25
Oracle Linux version 8 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2021-1804	2021-05-25

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