CVE-2024-21886

HIGH

7.8

Description

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the DisableDevice function in the X.Org server. This issue may lead to an application crash or, in some circumstances, 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

Published2/28/2024

Last Modified11/4/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122

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-2024-21886(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256542(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-2024-21886(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256542(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)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TZ2IJJDHJETNE76VUX4G7UI5EG5HYFEH/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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