Out-of-bounds Write Affecting xorg-x11-server-extra package, versions <1.20.3-150200.22.5.91.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-XORGX11SERVEREXTRA-6207968
  • published27 Jan 2024
  • disclosed26 Jan 2024

Introduced: 26 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-0409  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 xorg-x11-server-extra to version 1.20.3-150200.22.5.91.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-x11-server-extra package and not the xorg-x11-server-extra package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the X.Org server. The cursor code in both Xephyr and Xwayland uses the wrong type of private at creation. It uses the cursor bits type with the cursor as private, and when initiating the cursor, that overwrites the XSELINUX context.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1