CVE-2022-2319

A flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server. An out-of-bounds access issue can occur in the ProcXkbSetGeometry function due to improper validation of the request length.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/938	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/939	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2022-July/003192.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-30	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0003/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-964/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/938	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/939	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2022-July/003192.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-30	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0003/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-964/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:21.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Aug 2025, 13:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		X.org x Server
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:21.1.0:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:21.1.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2022-09-01 21:15

Updated : 2025-08-29 13:42

NVD link : CVE-2022-2319

Mitre link : CVE-2022-2319

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-2319

JSON object : View

Products Affected

x.org

x_server

CWE

CWE-1320

Improper Protection for Outbound Error Messages and Alert Signals

NVD-CWE-Other

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