CVE-2023-43786
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Oct 10, 2023
Updated: May 22, 2024
CWE ID 400
CWE ID 835
Summary
CVE-2023-43786 is a newly discovered vulnerability affecting the libX11 library. This issue stems from an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function, leading to excessive resource consumption. Consequently, a local user can exploit this flaw, resulting in a denial of service condition. The infinite loop causes the system to allocate and exhaust all available resources, leaving the system unable to respond to legitimate requests, making it a significant security concern.
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Affected Products
- X.org Libx11
- Libx11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Fedora Operating System
Affected Vendors
- Red Hat
- Fedora Project
- X.Org Foundation
- X.Org