Vulnerability CVE-2024-21885: Information
Description
A flaw was found in X.Org server. In the XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent function, it is possible to exceed the allocated array length when certain new device IDs are added to the xXIHierarchyInfo struct. This can trigger a heap buffer overflow condition, which may lead to an application crash or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
Fixed packages
Package name | Branch | Fixed in version | Version from repository | Errata ID | Task # | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xorg-server | p10 | 1.20.14-alt11 | 1.20.14-alt13 | ALT-PU-2024-1183-2 | 338291 | Fixed |
| xorg-server | p9 | 1.20.8-alt12 | 1.20.8-alt12 | ALT-PU-2024-1181-2 | 338294 | Fixed |
| xorg-server | c10f1 | 1.20.14-alt11 | 1.20.14-alt12 | ALT-PU-2024-4743-2 | 343922 | Fixed |
| xorg-server | c9f2 | 1.20.8-alt12 | 1.20.8-alt12 | ALT-PU-2024-3261-2 | 341756 | Fixed |
| xorg-xwayland | p10 | 23.1.1-alt4 | 23.1.1-alt5 | ALT-PU-2024-1182-2 | 338291 | Fixed |
| xorg-xwayland | c10f1 | 23.1.1-alt4 | 23.1.1-alt5 | ALT-PU-2024-4745-2 | 343922 | Fixed |