CVE-2024-0409
HIGH EPSS 27.5%
Published Jan 18, 20242y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
Published Jan 18, 2024 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
A flaw was found in the X.Org server. The cursor code in both Xephyr and Xwayland uses the wrong type of private at creation. It uses the cursor bits type with the cursor as private, and when initiating the cursor, that overwrites the XSELINUX context.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
27.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety
Affected Products 15
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| tigervnc | tigervnc | * | <1.13.1 |
| x.org | x_server | * | <21.1.11 |
| x.org | xwayland | * | <23.2.4 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 39 | any |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 | any |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 | any |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 | any |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 | any |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | any |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems | 7.0 | any |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian | 7.0 | any |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian | 7.0 | any |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing | 7.0 | any |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | any |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | any |
References 13
- access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320
- access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
- access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
- access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995
- access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
- access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0409
- bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257690
- lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/
- lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/
- lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZ75X54CN4IFYMIV7OK3JVZ57FHQIGIC/
- security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30
- security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0006/
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.