CVE-2024-0409

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
21.1.0 < 21.1.11affected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 70:1.20.4-27.el7_9 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:1.20.11-22.el8 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:21.1.3-15.el8 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:1.20.11-24.el9 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:22.1.9-5.el9 < *unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References