CVE-2023-43786
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
0 < 3.5.17 | affected | ||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 0:1.6.8-8.el8 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 0:1.7.0-9.el9 < * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/9
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43786
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242253
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63IBRFLQVZSMOAZBZOBKFWJP26ILRAGQ/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0006/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00005.html
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43786
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242253
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