CVE-2022-46341

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This issue occurs because the handler for the XIPassiveUngrab request accesses out-of-bounds memory when invoked with a high keycode or button code. This flaw can lead to local privilege elevation on systems where the X server runs privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

Xorg server does not run with root privileges in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9, therefore Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 have been rated with a Moderate severity.

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.