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Alpine: multiple xorg-server packages: security update to 21.1.10-r0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 427269

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

 - A flaw was found in xorg-server. Querying or changing XKB button actions such as moving from a touchpad to
 a mouse can result in out-of-bounds memory reads and writes. This may allow local privilege escalation or
 possible remote code execution in cases where X11 forwarding is involved. (CVE-2023-6377)

 - 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. (CVE-2023-6478)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-6377

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-6478

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 427269

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Published: 5/16/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6478

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-6377

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-6377, CVE-2023-6478