CVE-2023-43786

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Nov 7, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an infinite loop within the PutSubImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to consume all available system resources and cause a denial of service condition.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-400 CWE-835

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
—	—	< 3.5.17
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	—

References

Timeline

Published: Oct 10, 2023
Last modified: Nov 7, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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