CVE-2022-4283
X.Org Xkb Copy Names Double Free Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the XkbCopyNames function left a dangling pointer to freed memory, resulting in out-of-bounds memory access on subsequent XkbGetKbdByName requests.. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 14, 2022, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 7:34 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2022-4283
vulnerability.
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CVE-2022-4283 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4283 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2151761 Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5NELB7YDWRABYYBG4UPTHRBDTKJRV5M2/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DXDF2O5PPLE3SVAJJYUOSAD5QZ4TWQ2G/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z67QC4C3I2FI2WRFIUPEHKC36J362MLA/ Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30 Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5304 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 30, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 23, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5NELB7YDWRABYYBG4UPTHRBDTKJRV5M2/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5NELB7YDWRABYYBG4UPTHRBDTKJRV5M2/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DXDF2O5PPLE3SVAJJYUOSAD5QZ4TWQ2G/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DXDF2O5PPLE3SVAJJYUOSAD5QZ4TWQ2G/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z67QC4C3I2FI2WRFIUPEHKC36J362MLA/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z67QC4C3I2FI2WRFIUPEHKC36J362MLA/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5304 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5304 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This issue occurs because the XkbCopyNames function leaves a dangling pointer to freed memory, resulting in out-of-bounds memory access on subsequent XkbGetKbdByName requests. This flaw can lead to local privilege elevation on systems where the X server runs privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions. A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the XkbCopyNames function left a dangling pointer to freed memory, resulting in out-of-bounds memory access on subsequent XkbGetKbdByName requests.. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions. Removed CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0045 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0046 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the XkbCopyNames function left a dangling pointer to freed memory, resulting in out-of-bounds memory access on subsequent XkbGetKbdByName requests.. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions. A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This issue occurs because the XkbCopyNames function leaves a dangling pointer to freed memory, resulting in out-of-bounds memory access on subsequent XkbGetKbdByName requests. This flaw can lead to local privilege elevation on systems where the X server runs privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions. Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0046 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:0045 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 27, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5NELB7YDWRABYYBG4UPTHRBDTKJRV5M2/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DXDF2O5PPLE3SVAJJYUOSAD5QZ4TWQ2G/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Z67QC4C3I2FI2WRFIUPEHKC36J362MLA/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z67QC4C3I2FI2WRFIUPEHKC36J362MLA/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5NELB7YDWRABYYBG4UPTHRBDTKJRV5M2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DXDF2O5PPLE3SVAJJYUOSAD5QZ4TWQ2G/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 26, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Z67QC4C3I2FI2WRFIUPEHKC36J362MLA/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 21, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5304 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 19, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4283 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4283 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2151761 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2151761 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5NELB7YDWRABYYBG4UPTHRBDTKJRV5M2/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5NELB7YDWRABYYBG4UPTHRBDTKJRV5M2/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DXDF2O5PPLE3SVAJJYUOSAD5QZ4TWQ2G/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DXDF2O5PPLE3SVAJJYUOSAD5QZ4TWQ2G/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 19, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5NELB7YDWRABYYBG4UPTHRBDTKJRV5M2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 16, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DXDF2O5PPLE3SVAJJYUOSAD5QZ4TWQ2G/ [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-4283 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-4283
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.78 }} 2.28%
score
0.90336
percentile