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CVE-2021-4008
A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server in versions before 21.1.2...
Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server in versions before 21.1.2 and before 1.20.14. An out-of-bounds access can occur in the SProcRenderCompositeGlyphs function. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003122.html
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-December/003124.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PDHYZM6FII35JA7J275MFCJO6ADJUPQX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T57DCF726O5LLTST4NBL5PQ7DLPB46HT/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1547/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5027
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00035.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKLSZCY47QK4RCJFXITYFALCGPJAFXOK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXTRPFEQLFZ6NT2LPLZEID664RGC3OCC/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0004/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-30
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
xorg-x11-server
Vulnerable Versions:
xorg-x11-server 21.1.2, xorg-x11-server 1.20.14
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 17th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H