CVE-2022-3550

CVE Details

Release Date:

2022-10-17

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in X.org Server. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _GetCountedString of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211051.

See more information about CVE-2022-3550 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:	8.8	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	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-2022-8491	2022-11-16
Oracle Linux version 8 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2023-2806	2023-05-24
Oracle Linux version 8 (xorg-x11-server-Xwayland)	ELSA-2023-2805	2023-05-24
Oracle Linux version 9 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2023-2248	2023-05-15
Oracle Linux version 9 (xorg-x11-server-Xwayland)	ELSA-2023-2249	2023-05-15

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