CVE-2023-6478

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Dec 13, 2023
Updated: May 22, 2024
CWE ID 190

Summary

CVE-2023-6478 is a newly discovered vulnerability affecting the xorg-server software. This issue involves an integer overflow in the handling of certain requests to RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty functions. If exploited, this vulnerability could result in the disclosure of sensitive information. Users are strongly advised to update their xorg-server packages to a version that addresses this issue to mitigate the risk.

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Affected Products

  • X.Org Xserver
  • Debian

Affected Vendors

  • Debian
  • X.Org
  • Red Hat

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