CVE-2023-6377
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.016 · 75 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (71)
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- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION< 0:1.1.0-25.el6_10.14enisa_euvdEU
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-3131X.Org X11: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-12-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in X.Org X11 und Xming ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen oder Informationen offenzulegen.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-1248Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-05-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Verfügbarkeit und Integrität des Systems zu gefährden
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sources
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references (85)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7886cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0006cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0009cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0010cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0014cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0015cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0016cnnvd
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