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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
xorg-server
Default version status: unaffected
1.1.1 to < 21.1.14affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Default version status: affected
0:24.1.5-3.el10_0 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION
Default version status: affected
0:1.1.0-25.el6_10.13 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.8.0-34.el7_9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:1.20.11-25.el8_10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:21.1.3-17.el8_10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:1.13.1-14.el8_10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.12 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.11 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.11 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.11 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.12 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.12 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.12 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.12.0-15.el8_8.11 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:1.14.1-1.el9_5 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:1.20.11-28.el9_6 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:23.2.7-3.el9_6 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.11.0-22.el9_0.12 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.12.0-14.el9_2.9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.13.1-8.el9_4.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Default version status: unknown
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Default version status: unknown
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10090 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8798 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9540 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9579 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9601 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9690 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9816 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9818 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9819 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9820 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9901 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7163 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7165 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7458 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9632 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2317233 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/29/2 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00031.html ↗
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/20 ↗