CVE-2017-13723
In X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) before 1.19.4, a local attacker authenticated to the X server could overflow a global buffer, causing crashes of the X server or potentially other problems by injecting large or malformed XKB related atoms and accessing them via xkbcomp.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian / debian_linux | 8.0 | 8.0.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 9.0 | 9.0.x |
| x.org / x_server | - | 1.19.3.x |
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4000
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/04/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101253
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=94f11ca5cf011ef123bd222cabeaef6f424d76ac
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00032.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2017-October/002808.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-30
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