#VU68416 Memory leak in X.org Server - CVE-2022-3551

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#VU68416 Memory leak in X.org Server - CVE-2022-3551

Published: October 18, 2022 / Updated: February 7, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68416
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3551
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
X.org Server
Software vendor:
X.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the ProcXkbGetKbdByName() function in xkb/xkb.c. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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