CVE-2024-0229
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedxwayland-21.1.4-150400.3.31.1.x86_64 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4-LTSSsuse_csaf
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (73)
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- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION< 0:1.1.0-25.el6_10.13enisa_euvdEU
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- SUSE-SU-2024:0165-1Security update for xwayland2024-01-19csaf · suse_csafDE
Security update for xwayland
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0127X.Org X11: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in X.Org X11 ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (58)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621cnnvd
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