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xorg-server — security advisory
A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.10. A heap-buffer overflow in XkbSetDeviceInfo may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
- Products
- xorg-server
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.20.10-r0
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-25712
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 12:08 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.10. A heap-buffer overflow in XkbSetDeviceInfo may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
osv:ALPINE-CVE-2020-25712
xorg-server
Fixed versions: 1.20.10-r0
Complete source record
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