{
  "threat_severity" : "Important",
  "public_date" : "2022-10-17T00:00:00Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "xorg-x11-server: buffer overflow in _GetCountedString() in xkb/xkb.c",
    "id" : "2140698",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2140698"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "8.8",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "status" : "verified"
  },
  "cwe" : "(CWE-119|CWE-120)",
  "details" : [ "A vulnerability classified as critical was found in X.org Server. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _GetCountedString of the file xkb/xkb.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211051.", "A flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server package. A buffer overflow can occur in the _GetCountedString function in xkb/xkb.c due to improper input validation, allowing for possible escalation of privileges, execution of arbitrary code, or a denial of service." ],
  "statement" : "Xorg server does not run with root privileges in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9, therefore Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 have been rated with a moderate severity.",
  "affected_release" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
    "release_date" : "2022-11-16T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2022:8491",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7",
    "package" : "xorg-x11-server-0:1.20.4-19.el7_9"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2023-05-16T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2023:2805",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:21.1.3-10.el8",
    "impact" : "moderate"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2023-05-16T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2023:2806",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "xorg-x11-server-0:1.20.11-15.el8",
    "impact" : "moderate"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "release_date" : "2023-05-09T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2023:2248",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9",
    "package" : "xorg-x11-server-0:1.20.11-17.el9",
    "impact" : "moderate"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "release_date" : "2023-05-09T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2023:2249",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9",
    "package" : "xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-0:21.1.3-7.el9",
    "impact" : "moderate"
  } ],
  "package_state" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
    "fix_state" : "Out of support scope",
    "package_name" : "xorg-x11-server",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
  } ],
  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3550\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3550" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2022-3550",
  "csaw" : false
}