GHSA-w668-xcxf-v3gg

GHSA-w668-xcxf-v3gg PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published January 18, 2024

A flaw was found in the X.Org server. The cursor code in both Xephyr and Xwayland uses the wrong type of private at creation. It uses the cursor bits type with the cursor as private, and when initiating the cursor, that overwrites the XSELINUX context.

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
xorg-server	Chainguard	21.1.10-r5
xorg-server	Wolfi	21.1.10-r5

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

7.800000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
chainguard	xorg-server	0
wolfi	xorg-server	0

Timeline

Jan 18, 2024 CVE Published
Apr 10, 2026 Distribution Patch (5 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 10, 2026 Security Advisory (7 in total, the first dated here)

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