CVE-2023-45913 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

A disputed NULL pointer dereference in Mesa's DRI2 handling could cause a denial of service when X11 sends unexpected events during DRI3 usage.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-45913?

CVE-2023-45913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mesa v23.0.4 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function dri2GetGlxDrawableFromXDrawableId(). This vulnerability is triggered when the X11 server sends an DRI2_BufferSwapComplete event unexpectedly when the application is using DRI3. NOTE: this is disputed because there is no scenario in which the vulnerability was demonstrated.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45913?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mesa3d Mesa.

How do I fix CVE-2023-45913?

No fix published yet.

Is CVE-2023-45913 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45913 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-45913, GHSA-q4fq-56x3-rq98.

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