CVE-2023-6816 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-6816: A flaw was found in X.Org server. Both DeviceFocusEvent and the XIQueryPointer reply contain a bit for each logical button currently down. Buttons can be arbitrarily mapped to any value up to 255, but the X.Org Server was only allocating space for the device's particular number of buttons, leading t

Affects 7 Linux releases across 12 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-6816 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xorg-server→ fixed in2:1.20.11-1+deb11u11urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xorg-server
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xorg-server→ fixed in2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xorg-server
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xorg-server→ fixed in2:21.1.11-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xorg-server
```
xwayland→ fixed in2:23.2.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xwayland
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

xorg-server→ fixed in21.1.11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade xorg-server

xwayland→ fixed in23.2.4-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade xwayland

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

xorg-server→ fixed in21.1.11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade xorg-server

xwayland→ fixed in23.2.4-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade xwayland

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

xorg-server→ fixed in21.1.11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade xorg-server

xwayland→ fixed in23.2.4-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade xwayland

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

xorg-server→ fixed in21.1.11-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade xorg-server

xwayland→ fixed in23.2.4-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade xwayland

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