CVE-2024-0409
HIGH
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.03
BB Relevance:
41/100
Published: 2024-01-18
Modified: 2026-11-04
First seen: 2026-11-04
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Interaction
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
AC:
Low
PR:
Low
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
High
I:
High
A:
High
Description
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.
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (16)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | 21.1.0 < 21.1.11 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 39 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 |
| tigervnc | tigervnc | < 1.13.1 |
| x.org | x_server | < 21.1.11 |
| x.org | xwayland | < 23.2.4 |
References & Advisories (13)
Third Party Advisory
Third Party Advisory
Issue Tracking
Third Party Advisory