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CVE-2022-3555

A vulnerability was found in X.org libX11 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the...

7.5 HighFix availableRejected

DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

What each source reports

GitHub Advisories Score usedGHSA-7v52-hc23-9w76 7.5

A vulnerability was found in X.org libX11 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the...

A vulnerability was found in X.org libX11 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function _XFreeX11XCBStructure of the file xcb_disp.c. The manipulation of the argument dpy leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211055.

Record
GHSA-7v52-hc23-9w76
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-401, CWE-404
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none.

Record
CVE-2022-3555
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-42921 7.5

A vulnerability was found in X.org libX11 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function _XFreeX11XCBStructure of the file xcb_disp.c. The manipulation of the argument dpy leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211055.

Record
EUVD-2022-42921
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
NVD No score

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none.

Record
CVE-2022-3555
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2022-2022 7.5

libX11 security update

The libX11-devel package contains libraries and header files for libX11.

Security Fix(es):

A vulnerability was found in X.org libX11 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function _XFreeX11XCBStructure of the file xcb_disp.c. The manipulation of the argument dpy leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211055.(CVE-2022-3555)

A vulnerability has been found in X.org libX11 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function _XimRegisterIMInstantiateCallback of the file modules/im/ximcp/imsClbk.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211054 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.(CVE-2022-3554)

Record
OESA-2022-2022
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3555 7.5

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3555
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVMGASA-2022-0438 No score

Updated libx11 packages fix security vulnerability

Memory leak in XRegisterIMInstantiateCallback(). (CVE-2022-3554) Memory leak in _XFreeX11XCBStructure(). (CVE-2022-3555)

Record
MGASA-2022-0438
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13448-1 No score

libX11-6-1.8.7-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libX11-6-1.8.7-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13448-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:3986-1 No score

Security update for libX11

This update for libX11 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-3554: Fixed memory leak in XRegisterIMInstantiateCallback() (bsc#1204422).
  • CVE-2022-3555: Fixed memory leak in _XFreeX11XCBStructure() (bsc#1204425).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:3986-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:3987-1 No score

Security update for libX11

This update for libX11 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-3554: Fixed memory leak in XRegisterIMInstantiateCallback() (bsc#1204422).
  • CVE-2022-3555: Fixed memory leak in _XFreeX11XCBStructure() (bsc#1204425).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:3987-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:0667-1 No score

Security update for libX11

This update for libX11 fixes the following issues:

  • Fixed regression introduced with security update for CVE-2022-3555 (bsc#1204425, bsc#1208881)
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:0667-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:0668-1 No score

Security update for libX11

This update for libX11 fixes the following issues:

  • Fixed a regression introduced with security update for CVE-2022-3555 (bsc#1204425, bsc#1208881)
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:0668-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:0668-2 No score

Security update for libX11

This update for libX11 fixes the following issues:

  • Fixed a regression introduced with security update for CVE-2022-3555 (bsc#1204425, bsc#1208881)
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:0668-2
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libx11
Mageia:8
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.7.0-1.3.mga8
1.7.0-1.3.mga8
libX11
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.6.9-6.oe1
1.6.9-6.oe1
libX11
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.6.9-6.oe1
1.6.9-6.oe1
libX11
openEuler:22.03-LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.7.2-4.oe2203
1.7.2-4.oe2203
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
libX11
openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.2
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
libX11
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libX11
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
1.6.5-150000.3.24.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.6.2-12.24.1
1.6.2-12.24.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.6.2-12.24.1
1.6.2-12.24.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 1.6.2-12.24.1
1.6.2-12.24.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
 before 1.6.2-12.27.1
1.6.2-12.27.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
 before 1.6.2-12.27.1
1.6.2-12.27.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
 before 1.6.2-12.27.1
1.6.2-12.27.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
libX11
openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.3
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
libX11
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
libX11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
 before 1.6.5-150000.3.27.1
1.6.5-150000.3.27.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affected
aliases, referencesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-3555 has been rejected by its source and should not be treated as a live vulnerability, published October 17, 2022. Fixed in libX11 1.6.2-12.27.1.

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