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
Important severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
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