MGASA-2021-0190

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    MGASA-2021-0190

    Published: 15 Apr 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-3472

    Summary: Updated x11-server packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Insufficient checks on the lengths of the XInput extension ChangeFeedbackControl request can lead to out of bounds memory accesses in the X server. These issues can lead to privilege escalation for authorized clients on systems where the X server is running privileged (CVE-2021-3472).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0190.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28774, https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2021-April/060678.html, https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2021-April/060679.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: x11-server

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/x11-server?arch=source&distro=mageia-7

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.20.11-1.mga7

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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