Bug 2136412 (CVE-2022-3555)

Summary:	CVE-2022-3555 libX11: memory leak in _XFreeX11XCBStructure() of xcb_disp.c
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	TEJ RATHI <trathi>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	adudiak, ajax, bdettelb, caswilli, dffrench, dkuc, fjansen, gzaronik, jburrell, jkoehler, jwong, kaycoth, kshier, micjohns, mrehak, ndegraef, ngough, rgodfrey, sthirugn
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	libX11 1.7.4	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the libX11 package in the_XFreeX11XCBStructure function of the xcb_disp.c file. The manipulation of the argument dpy may lead to a memory leak, resulting in a crash.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2136422, 2139792, 2139793, 2139794
Bug Blocks:	2136424

Description TEJ RATHI 2022-10-20 08:48:32 UTC

A vulnerability was found in X.org libX11 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function _XFreeX11XCBStructure of the file xcb_disp.c. The manipulation of the argument dpy leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211055.

https://vuldb.com/?id.211055
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libx11/-/commit/8a368d808fec166b5fb3dfe6312aab22c7ee20af

Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2022-10-20 09:05:19 UTC

Created libX11 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2136422]