CVE-2023-6377

CVE Details

Release Date:

2023-12-13

Description

A flaw was found in xorg-server. Querying or changing XKB button actions such as moving from a touchpad to a mouse can result in out-of-bounds memory reads and writes. This may allow local privilege escalation or possible remote code execution in cases where X11 forwarding is involved.

See more information about CVE-2023-6377 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 (tigervnc)	ELSA-2024-0006	2024-01-02
Oracle Linux version 7 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2024-0009	2024-01-02
Oracle Linux version 8 (tigervnc)	ELSA-2024-0018	2024-01-04
Oracle Linux version 8 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2024-2995	2024-05-23
Oracle Linux version 8 (xorg-x11-server-Xwayland)	ELSA-2024-2996	2024-05-23
Oracle Linux version 9 (tigervnc)	ELSA-2024-0010	2024-01-03
Oracle Linux version 9 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2024-2169	2024-05-02
Oracle Linux version 9 (xorg-x11-server-Xwayland)	ELSA-2024-2170	2024-05-02

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