X.Org Server (aka xserver and xorg-server) 1.15.0 through 1.16.x before 1.16.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted length or index value to the (1) sproc_dri3_query_version, (2) sproc_dri3_open, (3) sproc_dri3_pixmap_from_buffer, (4) sproc_dri3_buffer_from_pixmap, (5) sproc_dri3_fence_from_fd, (6) sproc_dri3_fd_from_fence, (7) proc_present_query_capabilities, (8) sproc_present_query_version, (9) sproc_present_pixmap, (10) sproc_present_notify_msc, (11) sproc_present_select_input, or (12) sproc_present_query_capabilities function in the (a) DRI3 or (b) Present extension.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Security/Advisory-2014-12-09/ | patch vendor advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-06 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61947 | third party advisory |