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Medium ALSA-2023:6340 1 CVE

Moderate: xorg-x11-server security and bug fix update

Published Nov 7, 2023 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

X.Org is an open-source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon.

Security Fix(es):

* xorg-x11-server: X.Org Server Overlay Window Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2023-1393)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Fixed packages 8

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 xorg-x11-server-common 1.20.11-19.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 xorg-x11-server-devel 1.20.11-19.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 xorg-x11-server-source 1.20.11-19.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.20.11-19.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.20.11-19.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.20.11-19.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.20.11-19.el9
AlmaLinux · 9 xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.20.11-19.el9

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1393
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2180288
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-6340.html