7.7
HIGH
CVE-2022-49737
X.Org X Server Input Thread Race Condition
Description

In X.Org X server 20.11 through 21.1.16, when a client application uses easystroke for mouse gestures, the main thread modifies various data structures used by the input thread without acquiring a lock, aka a race condition. In particular, AttachDevice in dix/devices.c does not acquire an input lock.

INFO

Published Date :

March 16, 2025, 1:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 16, 2025, 1:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.3

Exploitability Score :

1.8
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