USN-6168-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3138)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2023-06-15 16:51 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website
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Summary
libx11 vulnerability
Details

Gregory James Duck discovered that libx11 incorrectly handled certain Request, Event, or Error IDs. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious X Server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libx11 to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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