7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-9632
X.org Server Local Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in the X.org server. Due to improperly tracked allocation size in _XkbSetCompatMap, a local attacker may be able to trigger a buffer overflow condition via a specially crafted payload, leading to denial of service or local privilege escalation in distributions where the X.org server is run with root privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 30, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 13, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-9632 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-9632: 18-Year-Old Bug in X.Org Server Leaves Systems Vulnerable to Attack

A high-severity vulnerability was found in the X.Org Server, the popular display server for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. Tracked as CVE-2024-9632, this flaw has been lurking in the cod ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 01, 2024 (3 weeks ago)
  • seclists.org
xlibre Xnest security advisory & bugfix releases

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <info () metux net> Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:40:24 +0100 XLibre project security advisory ------------------------------ ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 31, 2024 (3 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-9632 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9601 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9579 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8798 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A flaw was found in the X.org server. Due to improperly tracked allocation size in _XkbSetCompatMap, a local attacker may be able to trigger a buffer overflow condition via a specially crafted payload, leading to denial of service or local privilege escalation in distributions where the X.org server is run with root privileges.
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9632 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2317233 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-122
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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