CVE-2024-0229

HIGH

7.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published2/9/2024

Last Modified11/4/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

fedoraproject:fedoraredhat:enterprise_linuxredhat:enterprise_linux_ausredhat:enterprise_linux_eusredhat:enterprise_linux_tusredhat:enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutionsx.org:x_serverx.org:xwayland

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787CWE-787

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0229(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256690(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0229(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256690(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZ75X54CN4IFYMIV7OK3JVZ57FHQIGIC/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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