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vulnerabilityCVE-2023-43786
Name
CVE-2023-43786
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
-

Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
libx11
Patched

Vulnerability Ratings#


5.5
CVSSv31
5.5
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
1.8.7
Not Affected
buildroot
master
1.8.12
Not Affected
yocto
master
1.8.13
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
1.8.9
Not Affected

Resolved with patches#


libx11 (yocto:kirkstone)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
CVE-2023-43786: stack exhaustion from infinite recursion in
Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith@oracle.com>
CVE-2023-43786
2
XCreatePixmap: trigger BadValue error for out-of-range
Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith@oracle.com>
CVE-2023-43786
3
XPutImage: clip images to maximum height & width allowed by
Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith@oracle.com>
CVE-2023-43786