Bug 2242252 (CVE-2023-43785) - CVE-2023-43785 libX11: out-of-bounds memory access in _XkbReadKeySyms()
Summary: CVE-2023-43785 libX11: out-of-bounds memory access in _XkbReadKeySyms()
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-43785
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2243049
Blocks: 2240180
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-10-05 07:16 UTC by Dhananjay Arunesh
Modified: 2024-05-22 09:24 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: libX11 1.8.7
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A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to a boundary condition within the _XkbReadKeySyms() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:2145 0 None None None 2024-04-30 09:39:33 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:2973 0 None None None 2024-05-22 09:24:23 UTC

Description Dhananjay Arunesh 2023-10-05 07:16:19 UTC 
A vulnerability was found in libX11 where the vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the _XkbReadKeySyms() function, a local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Comment 1 Sandipan Roy 2023-10-10 12:04:31 UTC 
Created libX11 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2243049]
Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2024-04-30 09:39:32 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2024:2145 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2024-05-22 09:24:22 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2024:2973 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973
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