Alpine Linux: CVE-2023-43786: Infinite Loop
5
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
10/10/2023
03/22/2024
03/26/2024
06/11/2024
Description
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
Solution(s)
- alpine-linux-upgrade-libx11
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