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CVE-2024-0229

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Publication date:
09/02/2024
Last modified:
04/11/2025

Description

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the X.Org server. This issue can be triggered when a device frozen by a sync grab is reattached to a different master device. This issue may lead to an application crash, local privilege escalation (if the server runs with extended privileges), or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 21.1.11 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 23.2.4 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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