A use-after-free flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server. An X server crash may occur in a very specific and legacy configuration (a multi-screen setup with multiple protocol screens, also known as Zaphod mode) if the pointer is warped from within a window on one screen to the root window of the other screen and if the original window is destroyed followed by another window being destroyed.
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2023-10-25T19:46:59.432Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T15:29:53.964Z

Reserved: 2023-10-04T14:27:46.912Z

Link: CVE-2023-5380

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-25T20:15:18.503

Modified: 2024-09-16T16:15:08.980

Link: CVE-2023-5380

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-10-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-5380 - Bugzilla