QID 240883

Date Published: 2022-11-16

QID 240883: Red Hat Update for xorg-x11-server-xwayland (RHSA-2022:8222)

Xwayland is an x server for running x clients under wayland...Security Fix(es):

    xorg-x11-server: x.org server procxkbsetgeometry out-of-bounds access (cve-2022-2319).
    Xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds access in procxkbsetdeviceinfo request handler of the xkb extension (cve-2022-2320).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 9 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 9 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 9 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 9 aarch64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:8222 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 240883

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:8222 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8222