CVE-2020-14345

Summary

CVECVE-2020-14345
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-15 14:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-10-07 14:07:00 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in X.Org Server before xorg-x11-server 1.20.9. An Out-Of-Bounds access in XkbSetNames function may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 All All All
Application X.org X Server All All All All
Application X.org X Server All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-4488-2: X.Org X Server vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
X.Org server security advisory: August 25, 2020 MISC lists.x.org Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: [vs] Cinnamon lock screen bypass in multiple distributions MLIST www.openwall.com
X.Org X Server: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202012-01) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
USN-4490-1: X.Org X Server vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
1862241 – (CVE-2020-14345) CVE-2020-14345 xorg-x11-server: Out-Of-Bounds access in XkbSetNames function MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
ZDI-20-1416 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159217 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for userspace graphics, xorg-x11, and mesa (ELSA-2021-1804)
  • 239300 Red Hat Update for userspace graphics, xorg-x11, and mesa (RHSA-2021:1804)
  • 352294 Amazon Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server: AL2012-2021-336
  • 377209 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0176)
  • 377380 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for userspace graphics, xorg-x11, and mesa (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0087)
  • 377568 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for userspace graphics, xorg-x11, and mesa (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0114)
  • 378230 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server-Xnest (VZLSA-2020:4953)
  • 500826 Alpine Linux Security Update for xorg-server
  • 690732 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for xorg-server (ffa15b3b-e6f6-11ea-8cbf-54e1ad3d6335)
  • 730227 McAfee Web Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities (WP-3426, WP-3427, WP-3307, WP-3444, WP-3452, WP-3475)
  • 940098 AlmaLinux Security Update for userspace (ALSA-2021:1804)
  • 960449 Rocky Linux Security Update for userspace (RLSA-2021:1804)
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