Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2023 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2023-5367Xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds write in xichangedeviceproperty/rrchangeoutputproperty

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server. This issue occurs due to an incorrect calculation of a buffer offset when copying data stored in the heap in the XIChangeDeviceProperty function in Xi/xiproperty.c and in RRChangeOutputProperty function in randr/rrproperty.c, allowing for possible escalation of privileges or denial of service.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:9tigervnc1.13.1-3.el9_3.3.alma.1ALSA-2024:0010
AlmaLinux:9tigervnc-icons1.13.1-3.el9_3.3.alma.1ALSA-2024:0010
AlmaLinux:9tigervnc-license1.13.1-3.el9_3.3.alma.1ALSA-2024:0010
AlmaLinux:9tigervnc-selinux1.13.1-3.el9_3.3.alma.1ALSA-2024:0010
AlmaLinux:9tigervnc-server1.13.1-3.el9_3.3.alma.1ALSA-2024:0010
AlmaLinux:9tigervnc-server-minimal1.13.1-3.el9_3.3.alma.1ALSA-2024:0010
AlmaLinux:9tigervnc-server-module1.13.1-3.el9_3.3.alma.1ALSA-2024:0010
AlmaLinux:8xorg-x11-server-Xdmx1.20.11-22.el8ALSA-2024:2995
AlmaLinux:9xorg-x11-server-Xdmx1.20.11-24.el9ALSA-2024:2169
AlmaLinux:8xorg-x11-server-Xephyr1.20.11-22.el8ALSA-2024:2995
AlmaLinux:9xorg-x11-server-Xephyr1.20.11-24.el9ALSA-2024:2169
AlmaLinux:8xorg-x11-server-Xnest1.20.11-22.el8ALSA-2024:2995
AlmaLinux:9xorg-x11-server-Xnest1.20.11-24.el9ALSA-2024:2169
AlmaLinux:8xorg-x11-server-Xorg1.20.11-22.el8ALSA-2024:2995
AlmaLinux:9xorg-x11-server-Xorg1.20.11-24.el9ALSA-2024:2169
AlmaLinux:8xorg-x11-server-Xvfb1.20.11-22.el8ALSA-2024:2995
AlmaLinux:9xorg-x11-server-Xvfb1.20.11-24.el9ALSA-2024:2169
AlmaLinux:8xorg-x11-server-Xwayland21.1.3-15.el8ALSA-2024:2996
AlmaLinux:9xorg-x11-server-Xwayland22.1.9-5.el9ALSA-2024:2170
AlmaLinux:8xorg-x11-server-common1.20.11-22.el8ALSA-2024:2995
AlmaLinux:9xorg-x11-server-common1.20.11-24.el9ALSA-2024:2169
AlmaLinux:8xorg-x11-server-devel1.20.11-22.el8ALSA-2024:2995
AlmaLinux:9xorg-x11-server-devel1.20.11-24.el9ALSA-2024:2169
AlmaLinux:8xorg-x11-server-source1.20.11-22.el8ALSA-2024:2995
AlmaLinux:9xorg-x11-server-source1.20.11-24.el9ALSA-2024:2169
Alpine:v3.20xorg-server21.1.9-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-5367
Alpine:v3.21xorg-server21.1.9-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-5367
Alpine:v3.22xorg-server21.1.9-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-5367
Alpine:v3.23xorg-server21.1.9-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-5367
Alpine:v3.24xorg-server21.1.9-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-5367
Alpine:v3.20xwayland23.2.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-5367
Alpine:v3.21xwayland23.2.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-5367
Alpine:v3.22xwayland23.2.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-5367
Alpine:v3.23xwayland23.2.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-5367
Alpine:v3.24xwayland23.2.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2023-5367
Debian:12xorg-server2:21.1.7-3+deb12u2DSA-5534-1
Debian:12xorg-server2:21.1.7-3+deb12u2DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5367
Debian:13xorg-server2:21.1.9-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5367
Debian:14xorg-server2:21.1.9-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5367
Debian:12xwaylandno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2023-5367
Debian:13xwayland2:23.2.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5367
Debian:14xwayland2:23.2.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5367
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSxorg-server2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5367
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSxorg-server2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.2USN-6453-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSxorg-server2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5367
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSxwayland2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.7USN-6453-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSxwayland2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.7UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5367
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSxwayland2:23.2.0-1ubuntu0.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5367

Affected products (as reported)

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References