A flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server. The specific flaw exists within the handling of ProcXkbSetDeviceInfo requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated buffer. This flaw allows an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2022-09-01T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:32:09.611Z

Reserved: 2022-07-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-2320

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-09-01T21:15:09.443

Modified: 2024-02-01T02:27:14.940

Link: CVE-2022-2320

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-07-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-2320 - Bugzilla