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CVE-2022-46343
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-12-14T21:15:13.543 · Last modified 2026-06-17T05:11:34.370

Summary

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the ScreenSaverSetAttributes request may write to memory after it has been freed. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

Affected products

x.org — x_server

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References

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