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Red Hat: CVE-2020-14344: CVE-2020-14344 libX11: Heap overflow in the X input method client (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2020-14344: CVE-2020-14344 libX11: Heap overflow in the X input method client (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/05/2020
Created
05/21/2021
Added
05/21/2021
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in The X Input Method (XIM) client was implemented in libX11 before version 1.6.10. As per upstream this is security relevant when setuid programs call XIM client functions while running with elevated privileges. No such programs are shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-drm-utils-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-egl-wayland
  • redhat-upgrade-egl-wayland-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-egl-wayland-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libdrm
  • redhat-upgrade-libdrm-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libdrm-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libdrm-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd-core-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd-egl
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd-egl-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd-gles
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd-gles-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd-glx
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd-glx-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd-opengl
  • redhat-upgrade-libglvnd-opengl-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libinput
  • redhat-upgrade-libinput-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libinput-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libinput-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libinput-test-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libinput-utils
  • redhat-upgrade-libinput-utils-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libwacom
  • redhat-upgrade-libwacom-data
  • redhat-upgrade-libwacom-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libwacom-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libwacom-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libx11
  • redhat-upgrade-libx11-common
  • redhat-upgrade-libx11-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libx11-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-libx11-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-libx11-xcb
  • redhat-upgrade-libx11-xcb-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-dri-drivers
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-dri-drivers-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-filesystem
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libegl
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libegl-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libegl-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libgbm
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libgbm-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libgbm-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libgl
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libgl-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libgl-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libglapi
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libglapi-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libosmesa
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libosmesa-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libosmesa-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libxatracker
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-libxatracker-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-vdpau-drivers
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-vdpau-drivers-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-vulkan-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-vulkan-drivers
  • redhat-upgrade-mesa-vulkan-drivers-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-drivers
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-common
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-source
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmx
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmx-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyr
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyr-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnest
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnest-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorg
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorg-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfb
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfb-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland
  • redhat-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2020-14344
  • RHSA-2021:1804

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