Answer in brief
CVE-2023-43786 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in Libx11: stack exhaustion from infinite recursion in putsubimage(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps libXpm (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps libXpm (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| libXpmgeneric | >=0 <3.5.17 | 3.5.17 |
Published upstream
Oct 10, 2023
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 7, 2026
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.
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