CVE-2022-3551

xorg-x11-server: memory leak in ProcXkbGetKbdByName() in xkb/xkb.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 17, 2022

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server package. The ProcXkbGetKbdByName function in xkb/xkb.c does not release allocated data when an error is encountered, allowing for a memory leak.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime