CVE-2024-0409

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jan 18, 2024
Updated: May 22, 2024
CWE ID 787

Summary

CVE-2024-0409 is a recently discovered vulnerability affecting the X.Org server. The issue lies within the cursor code used in both Xephyr and Xwayland. Instead of using the correct type for the cursor as private, the code employs the cursor bits type. As a result, when initiating the cursor, this error leads to the overwriting of the XSELINUX context. This could potentially allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to system resources.

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Affected Products

  • X.org Xorg-server
  • TigerVNC
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux Server
  • Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation

Affected Vendors

  • Red Hat
  • Fedora Project
  • X.Org