A flaw was found in the X.org server. Due to improperly tracked allocation size in _XkbSetCompatMap, a local attacker may be able to trigger a buffer overflow condition via a specially crafted payload, leading to denial of service or local privilege escalation in distributions where the X.org server is run with root privileges.
History

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel E4s
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel E4s
References

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus
References

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
References

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:45:00 +0000

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Title xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability Xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in the X.org server. Due to improperly tracked allocation size in _XkbSetCompatMap, a local attacker may be able to trigger a buffer overflow condition via a specially crafted payload, leading to denial of service or local privilege escalation in distributions where the X.org server is run with root privileges.
Title xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2024-10-30T07:42:35.320Z

Updated: 2024-11-13T19:33:49.010Z

Reserved: 2024-10-08T13:45:31.259Z

Link: CVE-2024-9632

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-10-31T19:02:24.167Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-10-30T08:15:04.830

Modified: 2024-11-13T20:15:17.487

Link: CVE-2024-9632

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2024-10-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-9632 - Bugzilla