CVE-2023-43785
Libx11: out-of-bounds memory access in _xkbreadkeysyms()
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to a boundary condition within the _XkbReadKeySyms() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read the contents of memory on the system.
| CWE | CWE-787 |
| Published | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Last Updated | Nov 6, 2025 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2145 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2973 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43785 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242252 security.netapp.com: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0006/ lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00004.html