6.5

CVE-2022-3553: x.org server Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2022-3553CGA-38cj-pxm4-qm98CGA-m7f4-9q96-h5hw
Published 17-10-2022Last modified 15-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-3553 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in x.org server. EPSS estimates a 1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.66%
0%100%
Low · +0.32 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CGA-23MX-M92J-G772CGA-8FXR-2RX6-MQQG

Timeline

  1. 17-10-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in X.org Server. This affects an unknown part of the file hw/xquartz/X11Controller.m of the component xquartz. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211053 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.32 pp

From 1.34% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

X.org2 products
Chainguard1 product
  • xorg-serverAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • xorg-server< 2:21.1.4-1
Wolfi1 product
  • xorg-serverAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 5 products

References

4 links