CVE-2023-43785
Published: October 10, 2023Last modified: October 11, 2023
Description
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to a boundary condition within the _XkbReadKeySyms() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | libx11 | Fixed (1.8.7-r0) |
| Stream | libx11 | Fixed (1.8.7-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43785
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242252
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00004.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0006/