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CVE-2022-46341

A vulnerability was found in X.Org.

Impact

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the XIPassiveUngrab request accesses out-of-bounds memory when invoked with a high keycode or button code. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
X.OrgX Server
Version 1.20.4
FedoraprojectFedora
Versions 36, 37
DebianDebian Linux
Version 11.0

Weakness classification

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