CVE-2023-5380
CVSS 3.1 Score 4.7 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Oct 25, 2023
Updated: May 22, 2024
CWE ID 416
Summary
CVE-2023-5380 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting the xorg-x11-server. In a specific and legacy configuration, known as Zaphod mode, which involves a multi-screen setup with multiple protocol screens, an X server crash can occur. This vulnerability is triggered when the pointer is warped from a window on one screen to the root window of another screen, followed by the destruction of the original window and another window.
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Affected Products
- X.Org Xserver
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Fedora Operating System
- Debian
Affected Vendors
- Red Hat
- Debian
- Fedora Project
- X.Org
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