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CVE-2022-46342

X.Org Server XvdiSelectVideoNotify Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the XvdiSelectVideoNotify request may write to memory after it has been freed. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X se

Se encontró una vulnerabilidad en X.Org. Este fallo de seguridad se produce porque el controlador de la solicitud XvdiSelectVideoNotify puede escribir en la memoria una vez liberada. Este problema puede provocar una elevación de privilegios locales en sistemas donde X se

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

This vulnerability allows local attackers 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 XvdiSelectVideoNotify requests. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.

*Credits: Jan-Niklas Sohn
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-11-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-12-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-02 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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X.org
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X Server
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1.20.4
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Enterprise Linux
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6.0
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X.org
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X Server
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1.20.4
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Enterprise Linux
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7.0
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X.org
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X Server
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1.20.4
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Enterprise Linux
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8.0
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X.org
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X Server
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1.20.4
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Enterprise Linux
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9.0
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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36
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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37
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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11.0
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