{"id":"ALSA-2023:2248","summary":"Moderate: xorg-x11-server security and bug fix update","details":"X.Org is an open-source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* xorg-x11-server: buffer overflow in _GetCountedString() in xkb/xkb.c (CVE-2022-3550)\n* xorg-x11-server: XkbGetKbdByName use-after-free (CVE-2022-4283)\n* xorg-x11-server: XTestSwapFakeInput stack overflow (CVE-2022-46340)\n* xorg-x11-server: XIPassiveUngrab out-of-bounds access (CVE-2022-46341)\n* xorg-x11-server: XvdiSelectVideoNotify use-after-free (CVE-2022-46342)\n* xorg-x11-server: ScreenSaverSetAttributes use-after-free (CVE-2022-46343)\n* xorg-x11-server: XIChangeProperty out-of-bounds access (CVE-2022-46344)\n* xorg-x11-server: DeepCopyPointerClasses use-after-free leads to privilege elevation (CVE-2023-0494)\n* xorg-x11-server: memory leak in ProcXkbGetKbdByName() in xkb/xkb.c (CVE-2022-3551)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References 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