CVE-2022-3551

LOW

X.org Server < 21.1.6 - Use-After-Free in ProcXkbGetKbdByName

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in X.org Server. Affected by this issue is the function ProcXkbGetKbdByName of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211052.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00012.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5278
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.211052

Scores

CVSS v3 3.5
EPSS 0.0063
EPSS Percentile 70.5%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-401 CWE-404
Status published
Products (6)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
debian/debian_linux 11.0
fedoraproject/fedora 35
fedoraproject/fedora 36
fedoraproject/fedora 37
x.org/x_server < 21.1.6
Published Oct 17, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026