CVE-2023-6377
Public on 2023-12-13
Modified on 2024-04-04
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.
Severity
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux 1 | xorg-x11-server | 2024-01-03 | ALAS-2024-1900 | Fixed |
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | xorg-x11-server | 2024-01-03 | ALAS2-2024-2378 | Fixed |
Amazon Linux 2023 | xorg-x11-server | 2024-02-15 | ALAS2023-2024-522 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |