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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-3256-1 | xorg-server security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5304-1 | xorg-server security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2022-49159 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5778-1 | X.Org X Server vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5778-2 | X.Org X Server vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2025-04-22T15:14:18.715Z
Reserved: 2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2022-46343
Updated: 2024-08-03T14:31:46.549Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2022-12-14T21:15:13.543
Modified: 2025-04-22T16:15:41.467
Link: CVE-2022-46343
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN