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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2023-6816
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-secalert@redhat.com
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-18 Jan, 2024 | 05:15
Updated At-29 Aug, 2025 | 13:42

A flaw was found in X.Org server. Both DeviceFocusEvent and the XIQueryPointer reply contain a bit for each logical button currently down. Buttons can be arbitrarily mapped to any value up to 255, but the X.Org Server was only allocating space for the device's particular number of buttons, leading to a heap overflow if a bigger value was used.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary3.19.8CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary3.19.8CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 9.8
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 9.8
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CPE Matches

X.Org Foundation
x.org
>>x_server>>Versions before 21.1.11(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
X.Org Foundation
x.org
>>xwayland>>Versions before 23.2.4(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Fedora Project
fedoraproject
>>fedora>>39
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat, Inc.
redhat
>>enterprise_linux_desktop>>7.0
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat, Inc.
redhat
>>enterprise_linux_server>>7.0
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat, Inc.
redhat
>>enterprise_linux_workstation>>7.0
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian GNU/Linux
debian
>>debian_linux>>10.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-787Secondarysecalert@redhat.com
CWE-787Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-787
Type: Secondary
Source: secalert@redhat.com
CWE ID: CWE-787
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description

Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557secalert@redhat.com
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558secalert@redhat.com
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597secalert@redhat.com
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607secalert@redhat.com
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614secalert@redhat.com
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617secalert@redhat.com
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621secalert@redhat.com
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626secalert@redhat.com
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629secalert@redhat.com
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169secalert@redhat.com
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170secalert@redhat.com
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996secalert@redhat.com
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751secalert@redhat.com
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6816secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257691secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/1af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6816af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257691af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZ75X54CN4IFYMIV7OK3JVZ57FHQIGIC/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0006/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6816
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257691
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/18/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6816
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Hyperlink: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZ75X54CN4IFYMIV7OK3JVZ57FHQIGIC/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0006/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
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