CVE-2022-46341

CVE Details

Release Date:

2022-12-14

Description

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the XIPassiveUngrab request accesses out-of-bounds memory when invoked with a high keycode or button code. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

See more information about CVE-2022-46341 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 (tigervnc)	ELSA-2023-0045	2023-01-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2023-0046	2023-01-09
Oracle Linux version 8 (tigervnc)	ELSA-2023-2830	2023-05-24
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 (tigervnc)	ELSA-2023-2257	2023-05-15
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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