# CVE-2021-3472: A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server in versions before 1.20.11.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-04-26 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server 1.20.11

## Description

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server in versions before 1.20.11. An integer underflow can occur in xserver which can lead to a local privilege escalation. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a xorg-x11-server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/13/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00013.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MO6S5OPXUDYBSRSVWVLFLJ6AFERG4HNY/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4893
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PEXPCLMVU25AUZTUXC4MYBGPKOAIM5TW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MDF7TAJE7NPZPNVOXSD5HBIFLNPUOD2V/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-463/
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2021-April/003080.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N63KL3T22HNFT4FJ7VMVF6U5Q4RFJIQF/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1944167
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2021/q2/20
- https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/148701
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/7aaf54a1884f71dc363f0b884e57bcb67407a6cd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-02

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