Description
A flaw was found in X.Org Server Overlay Window. A Use-After-Free may lead to local privilege escalation. If a client explicitly destroys the compositor overlay window (aka COW), the Xserver would leave a dangling pointer to that window in the CompScreen structure, which will trigger a use-after-free later.
Published: 2023-03-30
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3372-1 xorg-server security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5380-1 xorg-server security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-23649 A flaw was found in X.Org Server Overlay Window. A Use-After-Free may lead to local privilege escalation. If a client explicitly destroys the compositor overlay window (aka COW), the Xserver would leave a dangling pointer to that window in the CompScreen structure, which will trigger a use-after-free later.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5986-1 X.Org X Server vulnerability
History

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared X.org x Server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products X.org xorg-server
X.org x Server

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Fedoraproject Fedora
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Aus Rhel E4s Rhel Eus Rhel Tus
X.org X Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-22T04:55:52.536Z

Reserved: 2023-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-1393

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:49:11.396Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-30T21:15:06.557

Modified: 2025-08-29T13:42:30.557

Link: CVE-2023-1393

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2023-03-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-1393 - Bugzilla

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