Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-49737: In X.Org X server 20.11 through 21.1.16, when a client application uses easystroke for mouse gestures, the main thread modifies various data structures used by the input thread without acquiring a lock, aka a race condition. In particular, AttachDevice in dix/devices.c does not acquire an input lock.
Fixed packages 13
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-common | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-debuginfo | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-debugsource | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-devel | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-source | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-Xephyr | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-debuginfo | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-Xnest | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-Xnest-debuginfo | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-Xorg | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-Xorg-debuginfo | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-Xvfb | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-debuginfo | 0:21.1.13-5.amzn2023.0.5 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.7
In X.Org X server 20.11 through 21.1.16, when a client application uses easystroke for mouse gestures, the main thread …
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-49737.html