CVE-2023-43786
Published: 3 October 2023
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | issue is in libx11, but libxpm was also fixed to avoid passing invalid data |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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libx11 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.4+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
| focal |
Released
(2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.6)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(2:1.7.5-1ubuntu0.3)
|
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| lunar |
Released
(2:1.8.4-2ubuntu0.3)
|
|
| mantic |
Released
(2:1.8.6-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm5)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.8.7)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2+esm4)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
|
libxpm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
| focal |
Released
(1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2)
|
|
| lunar |
Released
(1:3.5.12-1.1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| mantic |
Released
(1:3.5.12-1.1ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(1:3.5.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.5.17)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
|
motif Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
| lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| mantic |
Needs triage
|
|
| trusty |
Needs triage
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Needs triage
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |