CVE-2022-3553

xorg-x11-server: DoS in xquartz when editing the Application menu due to mutaing immutable arrays

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 17, 2022

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in X.org Server. This affects an unknown part of the file hw/xquartz/X11Controller.m of the component xquartz. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211053 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Statement

This vulnerability is present in Xquartz, the X server for MacOS. The xorg-x11-server package shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not built with Xquartz support, therefore Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not affected by this issue.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

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

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