CVE-2023-1393

A vulnerability was found in X.Org Server. This flaw occurs if a client explicitly destroys the compositor overlay window (aka COW), where Xserver leaves a dangling pointer to that window in the CompScreen structure, which will later trigger a use-after-free issue. The Overlay Window use-after-free issue can lead to a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

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 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.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.