CVE-2022-46342

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This flaw occurs because the handler for the XvdiSelectVideoNotify request may write to memory after it has been freed. 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.