CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.7. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.
CVE
CVE-2022-49737
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.7
EPSS
0.31%
Original NVD 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.