CVE-2022-49737
Public on 2025-03-16
Modified on 2025-03-18
Description
In X.Org X server 20.11 through 21.1.16, when a client application uses easystroke for mouse gestures, the main thread modifies various data structures used by the input thread without acquiring a lock, aka a race condition. In particular, AttachDevice in dix/devices.c does not acquire an input lock.
CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | tigervnc | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | tigervnc | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | wayland | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | wayland | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | xorg-x11-server | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | xorg-x11-server | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | xorg-x11-server | 2025-04-14 | ALAS2023-2025-939 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | xorg-x11-server-Xwayland | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H |