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CVE-2023-5380

Xorg-x11-server: use-after-free bug in destroywindow

Published: Oct 25, 2023Updated: Jun 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416
4.7MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 50.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server. An X server crash may occur in a very specific and legacy configuration (a multi-screen setup with multiple protocol screens, also known as Zaphod mode) if the pointer is warped from within a window on one screen to the root window of the other screen and if the original window is destroyed followed by another window being destroyed.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

x.org
oss-project·US
x serverOn-prem
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
xwaylandOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special Edition для «Эльбрус»On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
Альт 8 СПOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Альт Рабочая станция КOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
РОСА КобальтOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РОСА ХРОМOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7428
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2298
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