{"id":"MGASA-2024-0009","summary":"Updated x11-server and tigervnc packages fix security vulnerabilities","details":"The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities:\nA flaw was found in xorg-server. Querying or changing XKB button actions\nsuch as moving from a touchpad to a mouse can result in out-of-bounds\nmemory reads and writes. This may allow local privilege escalation or\npossible remote code execution in cases where X11 forwarding is\ninvolved. (CVE-2023-6377)\nA flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted request to\nRRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an\ninteger overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive\ninformation. (CVE-2023-6478)\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:41:10.435084222Z","published":"2024-01-14T22:23:43Z","upstream":["CVE-2023-6377","CVE-2023-6478"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0009.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32625"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6555-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"x11-server","ecosystem":"Mageia:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/x11-server?arch=source&distro=mageia-9"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"21.1.8-7.2.mga9"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0009.json"}},{"package":{"name":"x11-server-xwayland","ecosystem":"Mageia:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/x11-server-xwayland?arch=source&distro=mageia-9"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"22.1.9-1.2.mga9"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0009.json"}},{"package":{"name":"tigervnc","ecosystem":"Mageia:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/tigervnc?arch=source&distro=mageia-9"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.13.1-2.2.mga9"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0009.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}