Xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds memory read in rrchangeoutputproperty and rrchangeproviderproperty

Description

A flaw was found in xorg-server. A specially crafted request to RRChangeProviderProperty or RRChangeOutputProperty can trigger an integer overflow which may lead to a disclosure of sensitive information.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.

Weakness

• CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-190 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION

  • unaffected 0:1.1.0-25.el6_10.13 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

  • unaffected 0:1.8.0-28.el7_9 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

  • unaffected 0:1.20.4-25.el7_9 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

  • unaffected 0:1.13.1-2.el8_9.4 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

  • unaffected 0:1.20.11-22.el8 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

  • unaffected 0:21.1.3-15.el8 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support

  • unaffected 0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.6 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service

  • unaffected 0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.6 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

  • unaffected 0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.6 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

  • unaffected 0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.5 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service

  • unaffected 0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.5 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

  • unaffected 0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.5 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

  • unaffected 0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.6 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

  • unaffected 0:1.12.0-15.el8_8.4 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

  • unaffected 0:1.13.1-3.el9_3.3 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

  • unaffected 0:1.20.11-24.el9 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

  • unaffected 0:22.1.9-5.el9 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

  • unaffected 0:1.11.0-22.el9_0.5 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

  • unaffected 0:1.12.0-14.el9_2.2 – < *

• Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

  All versions: unknown

What to do

Workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

References (28)

• RHSA-2023:7886 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:0006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:0009 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:0010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:0014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:0015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:0016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:0017 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:0018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:0020 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:2169 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:2170 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:2995 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2024:2996 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2025:12751 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6478 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHBZ#2253298 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/14f480010a93ff962fef66a16412fafff81ad632 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-December/003435.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/1 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00008.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6R63Z6GIWM3YUNZRCGFODUXLW3GY2HD6/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7PP47YXKM5ETLCYEF6473R3VFCJ6QT2S/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IFHV5KCQ2SVOD4QMCPZ5HC6YL44L7YJD/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LJDFWDB7EQVZA45XDP7L5WRSRWS6RVRR/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0003/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5576 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 4 Nov 2026, 21:06 UTC.