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    CVE-2024-0409

    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.

    Published:Jan 16, 2024
    Last Modified:Nov 20, 2025
    EPS:Jan 18, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00068
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation
    Vendor
    Tigervnc
    Product
    Tigervnc
    Vendor
    X.org
    Product
    X Server
    Vendor
    X.org
    Product
    Xwayland

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0409
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257690
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0409
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257690
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IZ75X54CN4IFYMIV7OK3JVZ57FHQIGIC/
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0006/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High