This vulnerability allows local malicious users to escalate privileges on affected installations of X.Org Server. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of SetInputFocus requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory access past the end of an allocated array. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.
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x.org xwayland |
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x.org xorg-server |
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fedoraproject fedora 39 |
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redhat enterprise linux desktop 7.0 |
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redhat enterprise linux workstation 7.0 |
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redhat enterprise linux server 7.0 |
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debian debian linux 10.0 |
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