Vulnerability CVE-2024-0229: Information

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.

Published: Feb. 9, 2024
Modified: April 30, 2024
Error type identifier: CWE-788

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
xorg-serverp101.20.14-alt111.20.14-alt12ALT-PU-2024-1183-2338291Fixed
xorg-serverp91.20.8-alt121.20.8-alt12ALT-PU-2024-1181-2338294Fixed
xorg-serverc10f11.20.14-alt111.20.14-alt12ALT-PU-2024-4743-2343922Fixed
xorg-serverc9f21.20.8-alt121.20.8-alt12ALT-PU-2024-3261-2341756Fixed
xorg-xwaylandp1023.1.1-alt423.1.1-alt5ALT-PU-2024-1182-2338291Fixed
xorg-xwaylandc10f123.1.1-alt423.1.1-alt5ALT-PU-2024-4745-2343922Fixed

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