TI-2022-03272 Aliases CVE-2022-3553 GHSA-h482-v3jv-v33c

X.org Server xquartz X11Controller.m denial of service

LOW 32CWE-404Published 2022-10-17 · Updated 2025-04-15

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-404.

Summary

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in X.org Server. This affects an unknown part of the file hw/xquartz/X11Controller.m of the component xquartz. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211053 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01671 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
x.org	Server	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

Server Vendorx.org Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	x.org

cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·x.org

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope

Not affected: 2 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3553
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h482-v3jv-v33c

References

Patch 1

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=dfd057996b26420309c324ec844a5ba6dd07eda3

Advisory 1

GLSA-202305-30

TI-2018-10528 A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.6
TI-2017-08976 Improper input validation in x.org xorg-x11-server CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-08975 xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was missing length validation in MIT-SCREEN-SAVER extension… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-08974 Improper input validation in x.org xorg-x11-server CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-08973 Improper input validation in x.org xorg-x11-server CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-08972 Improper input validation in x.org xorg-x11-server CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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