What is CVE-2022-2319?

CVE-2022-2319 is a high-severity vulnerability in X.org X Server, classified under CWE-1320. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-2319?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in X.org X Server

CVE-2022-2319

A flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server. An out-of-bounds access issue can occur in the ProcXkbSetGeometry function due to improper validation of the request length.

Published 2022-09-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

X.org X Server — versions 21.1.0
Xorg-X11-Server — versions xorg-x11-server 21.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1320

References

gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/938 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/merge_requests/939 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2022-July/003192.html (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-964/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-30 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0003/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2319?: CVE-2022-2319 is a high-severity vulnerability in X.org X Server, classified under CWE-1320. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-2319?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.