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CVE-2023-5380
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2023-10-25T20:15:18.503 · Last modified 2026-06-23T18:17:37.060

Summary

A use-after-free flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server. An X server crash may occur in a very specific and legacy configuration (a multi-screen setup with multiple protocol screens, also known as Zaphod mode) if the pointer is warped from within a window on one screen to the root window of the other screen and if the original window is destroyed followed by another window being destroyed.

Affected products

x.org — x_server

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References

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