Vulnerability details
CVE-2022-49737
X.Org xserver
CVSS 3.1
7.7High
Official 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 scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (mitre) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| X.Org | xserver | 20.11 ≤ v ≤ 21.1.16 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
4- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/issues/1260
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?att=1;bug=1081338;filename=dix-Hold-input-lock-for-AttachDevice.patch;msg=5
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/dc7cb45482cea6ccec22d117ca0b489500b4d0a0
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1081338
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Details
- Published
- 2025-03-16
- Last updated
- 2025-03-17
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- mitre
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
27.8%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept
- Technical impact
- Partial
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-413Improper Resource Locking