CVE-2022-49737 HIGH

CVE-2022-49737

Vendor X.org
Product X server
Weakness CWE-413
Published March 16, 2025
Last update March 17, 2025

CVSS base score

7.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In X.Org X server 20.11 through 21.1.16, when a client application uses easystroke for mouse gestures, the main thread modifies various data structures used by the input thread without acquiring a lock, aka a race condition. In particular, AttachDevice in dix/devices.c does not acquire an input lock.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 16, 2025 CVE published
March 17, 2025 Record updated