🛡️ AZL-33353 — xorg-x11-server (CVE-2023-6816)
Description
CVE-2023-6816 affecting package xorg-x11-server for versions less than 1.20.10-10
A flaw was found in X.Org server. Both DeviceFocusEvent and the XIQueryPointer reply contain a bit for each logical button currently down. Buttons can be arbitrarily mapped to any value up to 255, but the X.Org Server was only allocating space for the device's particular number of buttons, leading to a heap overflow if a bigger value was used.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Affected software
AZL-33353 is recorded against 1 package.
- xorg-x11-server (fixed in 1.20.10-10)
Timeline and source
Published on 18 January 2024 and last revised on 21 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| xorg-x11-server | — | 1.20.10-10 |
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