Description
A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the XkbCopyNames function left a dangling pointer to freed memory, resulting in out-of-bounds memory access on subsequent XkbGetKbdByName requests.. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | xorg-x11-server | xorg-x11-server-1.20.4 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | xorg-server | 2:21.1.5-1 | — |
| Debian 14 | xwayland | 2:22.1.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | xorg-server | 2:21.1.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | xwayland | 2:22.1.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | xorg-server | 2:21.1.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | xwayland | 2:22.1.6-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | xorg-server | 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u4 | DSA-5304-1 |
| Debian 10 | xorg-server | 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u7 | DLA-3256-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | xorg-server | 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.5 | USN-5778-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | xwayland | 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.4 | USN-5778-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | xorg-server | 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.5 | USN-5778-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | xorg-server | 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.13 | USN-5778-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | xorg-server-hwe-18.04 | 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.9 | USN-5778-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | xorg-server | 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm5 | USN-5778-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | xorg-server-hwe-16.04 | 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm4 | USN-5778-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | xorg-server | 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm7 | USN-5778-2 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | tigervnc +6 | 1.12.0-13.el9_2 | RHSA-2023:2257 |
| RHEL 9 | xorg-x11-server +8 | 1.20.11-17.el9 | RHSA-2023:2248 |
| RHEL 9 | xorg-x11-server-Xwayland | 21.1.3-7.el9 | RHSA-2023:2249 |
| RHEL 8 | tigervnc +6 | 1.12.0-15.el8_8 | RHSA-2023:2830 |
| RHEL 8 | xorg-x11-server +8 | 1.20.11-15.el8 | RHSA-2023:2806 |
| RHEL 8 | xorg-x11-server-Xwayland | 21.1.3-10.el8 | RHSA-2023:2805 |
| RHEL 7 | tigervnc +6 | 1.8.0-23.el7_9 | RHSA-2023:0045 |
| RHEL 7 | xorg-x11-server +9 | 1.20.4-21.el7_9 | RHSA-2023:0046 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 ELS | tigervnc +3 | 1.1.0-25.el6_10.13 | RHSA-2025:12751 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9 | tigervnc +6 | 1.12.0-13.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2257 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | xorg-x11-server-Xdmx +7 | 1.20.11-17.el9 | ALSA-2023:2248 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | xorg-x11-server-Xwayland | 21.1.3-7.el9 | ALSA-2023:2249 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | tigervnc +6 | 1.12.0-15.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2830 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | xorg-x11-server-Xdmx +7 | 1.20.11-15.el8 | ALSA-2023:2806 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | xorg-x11-server-Xwayland | 21.1.3-10.el8 | ALSA-2023:2805 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP4 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150200.22.5.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4480-1, SUSE-SU-2022:4479-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | xwayland | 21.1.4-150400.3.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4487-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150200.22.5.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4480-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150200.22.5.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4480-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150100.14.5.33.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4481-1 |
| SLES 15 | xorg-x11-server | 1.19.6-150000.8.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4482-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | xorg-x11-server | 1.19.6-10.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4483-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | xorg-x11-server | 1.19.6-4.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4484-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | xorg-x11-server | 7.6_1.18.3-76.57.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4485-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | xorg-x11-server | 7.6_1.18.3-76.57.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4485-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150200.22.5.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4480-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP1 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150100.14.5.33.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4481-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 | xorg-x11-server | 1.19.6-150000.8.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4482-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | xorg-x11-server | 1.19.6-10.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4483-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP4 | xorg-x11-server | 1.19.6-4.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4484-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150200.22.5.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4480-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP1 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150100.14.5.33.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4481-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 | xorg-x11-server | 1.19.6-150000.8.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4482-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | xorg-x11-server | 1.19.6-4.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4484-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | xorg-x11-server | 1.19.6-4.39.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4484-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150200.22.5.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4480-1 |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150200.22.5.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4480-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150200.22.5.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4480-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150200.22.5.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4480-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150100.14.5.33.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4481-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | xorg-x11-server | 21.1.4-6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12569-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | xwayland | 22.1.5-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12570-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150200.22.5.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4480-1, SUSE-SU-2022:4479-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | xwayland | 21.1.4-150400.3.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4487-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | xorg-x11-server | 1.20.3-150200.22.5.63.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:4480-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | xorg-server | 21.1.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.24 | xwayland | 22.1.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | xorg-server | 21.1.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | xwayland | 22.1.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | xorg-server | 21.1.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | xwayland | 22.1.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | xorg-server | 21.1.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | xwayland | 22.1.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | xorg-server | 21.1.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | xwayland | 22.1.6-r0 | — |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | xorg-server | 21.1.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.19 | xwayland | 22.1.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | xorg-server | 21.1.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | xwayland | 22.1.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | xorg-server | 21.1.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | xwayland | 22.1.6-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | xorg-x11-server-Xdmx +7 | 1.20.14-12.amzn2023.0.2 | ALAS2023-2023-102 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | xorg-x11-server-Xdmx +8 | 1.20.4-22.amzn2 | ALAS2-2023-1982 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | xorg-x11-server | No fix yet | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | tigervnc +6 | 1.12.0-13.el9_2 | ELSA-2023-2257 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | xorg-x11-server-Xdmx +7 | 1.20.11-17.el9 | ELSA-2023-2248 |
| Oracle Linux 9 | xorg-x11-server-Xwayland | 21.1.3-7.el9 | ELSA-2023-2249 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | tigervnc +6 | 1.12.0-15.el8_8 | ELSA-2023-2830 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | xorg-x11-server-Xdmx +7 | 1.20.11-15.el8 | ELSA-2023-2806 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | xorg-x11-server-Xwayland | 21.1.3-10.el8 | ELSA-2023-2805 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | tigervnc +6 | 1.8.0-23.el7_9 | ELSA-2023-0045 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | xorg-x11-server-Xdmx +8 | 1.20.4-21.el7_9 | ELSA-2023-0046 |
Advisories 41
- ALSA-2023:2249 Moderate: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2023:2257 Moderate: tigervnc security and bug fix update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2023:2248 Moderate: xorg-x11-server security and bug fix update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2023:2805 Moderate: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2023:2806 Moderate: xorg-x11-server security and bug fix update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2023:2830 Moderate: tigervnc security and bug fix update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2025:12751 Red Hat Security Advisory: tigervnc security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 7, 2026
- USN-5778-2 xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-16.04 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2806 Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2805 Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2248 Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2249 Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2023:0046 Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2023:0045 Red Hat Security Advisory: tigervnc security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- USN-5778-1 xorg-server, xorg-server-hwe-18.04, xwayland vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DSA-5304-1 xorg-server - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-3256-1 xorg-server - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12569-1 xorg-x11-server-21.1.4-6.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:4480-1 Security update for xorg-x11-server SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:4483-1 Security update for xorg-x11-server SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:4485-1 Security update for xorg-x11-server SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:4481-1 Security update for xorg-x11-server SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:4484-1 Security update for xorg-x11-server SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:4482-1 Security update for xorg-x11-server SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:4487-1 Security update for xwayland SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12570-1 xwayland-22.1.5-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2830 Red Hat Security Advisory: tigervnc security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- RHSA-2023:2257 Red Hat Security Advisory: tigervnc security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- WID-SEC-2023-1424 Xerox FreeFlow Print Server für Solaris: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 6, 2025
- WID-SEC-2022-2312 X.Org X11: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Privilegieneskalation BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 4, 2025
- SUSE-SU-2022:4479-1 Security update for xorg-x11-server SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- ALAS2-2023-1982 Important: xorg-x11-server security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · May 23, 2024
- ELSA-2023-2806 Moderate: xorg-x11-server security and bug fix update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 24, 2023
- ELSA-2023-2830 Moderate: tigervnc security and bug fix update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 24, 2023
- ELSA-2023-2805 Moderate: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 24, 2023
- ELSA-2023-2257 Moderate: tigervnc security and bug fix update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 15, 2023
- ELSA-2023-2249 Moderate: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 15, 2023
- ELSA-2023-2248 Moderate: xorg-x11-server security and bug fix update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 15, 2023
- ALAS2023-2023-102 Important: xorg-x11-server security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Feb 22, 2023
- ELSA-2023-0045 Important: tigervnc security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jan 9, 2023
- ELSA-2023-0046 Important: xorg-x11-server security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jan 9, 2023
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2151761
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4283
- FEDORA-2022-c3a65f7c65 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-721a78b7e5 vendor-advisory
- DSA-5304 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-dd3eb7e0a8 vendor-advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30