A flaw was found in xorg-server. Querying or changing XKB...
High severity
Unreviewed
Published
Dec 13, 2023
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated May 10, 2024
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Dec 13, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Dec 13, 2023
Last updated
May 10, 2024
A flaw was found in xorg-server. Querying or changing XKB button actions such as moving from a touchpad to a mouse can result in out-of-bounds memory reads and writes. This may allow local privilege escalation or possible remote code execution in cases where X11 forwarding is involved.
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