medium5.5
CVE-2020-14347
A flaw was found in the way xserver memory was not properly initialized.
Impact
A flaw was found in the way xserver memory was not properly initialized. This could leak parts of server memory to the X client. In cases where Xorg server runs with elevated privileges, this could result in possible ASLR bypass. Xorg-server before version 1.20.9 is vulnerable.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| X.Org | X Server | before 1.20.9 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 9.0, 10.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00066.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00075.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14347
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00057.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-July/003051.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4488-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4488-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4758
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/31/2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00066.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00075.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14347
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00057.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2020-July/003051.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4488-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4488-2/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4758
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/31/2