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Red Hat: CVE-2023-43785: libX11: out-of-bounds memory access in _XkbReadKeySyms() (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2023-43785: libX11: out-of-bounds memory access in _XkbReadKeySyms() (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
10/10/2023
Created
05/01/2024
Added
05/01/2024
Modified
05/23/2024

Description

A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to a boundary condition within the _XkbReadKeySyms() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.

Solution(s)

  • 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

References

  • CVE-2023-43785
  • RHSA-2024:2145
  • RHSA-2024:2973

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