In X.Org X server 20.11 through 21.1.16, when a client application uses easystroke for mouse gestures, the main thread modifies various data structures used by the input thread without acquiring a lock, aka a race condition. In particular, AttachDevice in dix/devices.c does not acquire an input lock.
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Description In X.Org X server 20.11 through 21.1.16, when a client application uses easystroke for mouse gestures, the main thread modifies various data structures used by the input thread without acquiring a lock, aka a race condition. In particular, AttachDevice in dix/devices.c does not acquire an input lock.
Weaknesses CWE-413
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-17T16:07:13.541Z

Reserved: 2025-03-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-49737

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-17T16:06:52.663Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-03-16T01:15:35.543

Modified: 2025-03-17T16:15:17.540

Link: CVE-2022-49737

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