Description
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
libX11
Default version status: unaffected
0 to < 1.8.7affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:1.6.8-8.el8 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:1.7.0-9.el9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Default version status: unknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Default version status: unknown
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43787 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242254 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/9 ↗
- https://jfrog.com/blog/xorg-libx11-vulns-cve-2023-43786-cve-2023-43787-part-two/ ↗
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0006/ ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00005.html ↗