CVE-2022-46343

CVE Details

Release Date:2022-12-14

Description


A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the ScreenSaverSetAttributes request may write to memory after it has been freed. 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-2022-46343 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


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (tigervnc)ELSA-2023-00452023-01-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (xorg-x11-server)ELSA-2023-00462023-01-09
Oracle Linux version 8 (tigervnc)ELSA-2023-28302023-05-24
Oracle Linux version 8 (xorg-x11-server)ELSA-2023-28062023-05-24
Oracle Linux version 8 (xorg-x11-server-Xwayland)ELSA-2023-28052023-05-24
Oracle Linux version 9 (tigervnc)ELSA-2023-22572023-05-15
Oracle Linux version 9 (xorg-x11-server)ELSA-2023-22482023-05-15
Oracle Linux version 9 (xorg-x11-server-Xwayland)ELSA-2023-22492023-05-15



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