Bug 2136411 (CVE-2022-3554)

Summary:	CVE-2022-3554 libX11: memory leak in _XimRegisterIMInstantiateCallback() of modules/im/ximcp/imsClbk.c
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	TEJ RATHI <trathi>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	adudiak, ajax, aprice, bdettelb, caswilli, dffrench, dkuc, doconnor, fjansen, gzaronik, hkataria, jburrell, jkoehler, jsamir, jwong, kaycoth, kholdawa, kshier, lcouzens, lphiri, micjohns, mskarbek, ngough, oezr, rgodfrey, sthirugn, teagle, vkrizan
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in LibX11. There is a possible memory leak in the _XimRegisterIMInstantiateCallback() of modules/im/ximcp/imsClbk.c. This issue may lead to limited availability.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2136421, 2139732, 2139733, 2139734
Bug Blocks:	2136424

Description TEJ RATHI 2022-10-20 08:48:28 UTC

A vulnerability has been found in X.org libX11 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function _XimRegisterIMInstantiateCallback of the file modules/im/ximcp/imsClbk.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211054 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

https://vuldb.com/?id.211054
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libx11/-/commit/1d11822601fd24a396b354fa616b04ed3df8b4ef

Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2022-10-20 09:05:16 UTC

Created libX11 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2136421]