Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server. An X server crash may occur in a very specific and legacy configuration (a multi-screen setup with multiple protocol screens, also known as Zaphod mode) if the pointer is warped from within a window on one screen to the root window of the other screen and if the original window is destroyed followed by another window being destroyed.
Published: 2023-10-25
Score: 4.7 Medium
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-3631-1 xorg-server security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5534-1 xorg-server security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-57696 A use-after-free flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server. An X server crash may occur in a very specific and legacy configuration (a multi-screen setup with multiple protocol screens, also known as Zaphod mode) if the pointer is warped from within a window on one screen to the root window of the other screen and if the original window is destroyed followed by another window being destroyed.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6453-1 X.Org X Server vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6453-2 X.Org X Server vulnerabilities
References
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7428 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2298 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3067 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5380 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2244736 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00036.html cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2WS5E7H4A5J3U5YBCTMRPQVGWK5LVH7D/ cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3RK66CXMXO3PCPDU3GDY5FK4UYHUXQJT/ cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AKKIE626TZOOPD533EYN47J4RFNHZVOP/ cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HO2Q2NP6R62ZRQQG3XQ4AXUT7J2EKKKY/ cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SN6KV4XGQJRVAOSM5C3CWMVAXO53COIP/ cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJXNI4BXURC2BKPNAHFJK3C5ZETB7PER/ cve-icon
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2023-October/003430.html cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5380 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30 cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231130-0004/ cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5380 cve-icon
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5534 cve-icon
History

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Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Redhat Enterprise Linux
X.org X Server Xwayland
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-20T18:06:04.492Z

Reserved: 2023-10-04T14:27:46.912Z

Link: CVE-2023-5380

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-25T20:15:18.503

Modified: 2025-11-04T20:17:13.340

Link: CVE-2023-5380

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-10-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-5380 - Bugzilla

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