CVE-2023-6478

Public on 2023-12-13
Modified on 2024-01-11
Description

A flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted request to RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an integer overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive information.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 xorg-x11-server 2024-01-09 ALAS-2024-1900
Amazon Linux 2 - Core xorg-x11-server 2024-01-09 ALAS2-2024-2378
Amazon Linux 2023 xorg-x11-server 2024-02-19 ALAS2023-2024-522

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2023-6478 Mitre: CVE-2023-6478