CVE-2023-0494
X.Org Server DeepCopyPointerClasses Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This issue occurs due to a dangling pointer in DeepCopyPointerClasses that can be exploited by ProcXkbSetDeviceInfo() and ProcXkbGetDeviceInfo() to read and write into freed memory. This 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 DeepCopyPointerClasses function. 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
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2023-01-25 CVE Reserved
- 2023-02-07 CVE Published
- 2024-06-18 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/0ba6d8c37071131a49790243cdac55392ecf71ec | 2023-05-30 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2165995 | 2023-05-16 | |
| https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-February/003320.html | 2023-05-30 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30 | 2023-05-30 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0494 | 2023-05-16 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| X.org Search vendor "X.org" | X Server Search vendor "X.org" for product "X Server" | < 21.1.7 Search vendor "X.org" for product "X Server" and version " < 21.1.7" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 36 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "36" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 37 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.1" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" | 8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" and version "8.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Aus" and version "8.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus" | 8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus" and version "8.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus" and version "8.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian" | 9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus" | 8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus" and version "8.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus" and version "8.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "8.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions" | 8.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions" and version "8.1" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions" | 8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions" and version "8.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions" | 8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions" and version "8.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions" and version "8.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions" | 9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "8.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "8.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "8.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions" | 8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Update Services For Sap Solutions" and version "8.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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