CVE-2024-0229
Public on 2024-01-18
Modified on 2024-10-23
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.
Severity
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux 1 | xorg-x11-server | 2024-04-25 | ALAS-2024-1932 | Fixed |
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | xorg-x11-server | 2024-02-15 | ALAS2-2024-2455 | Fixed |
Amazon Linux 2023 | xorg-x11-server | 2024-02-15 | ALAS2023-2024-522 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |