UBUNTU-CVE-2024-21886
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UBUNTU-CVE-2024-21886
Published: 16 Jan 2024Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
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Summary:
Details: A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the DisableDevice function in the X.Org server. This issue may lead to an application crash or, in some circumstances, remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-21886, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6587-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6587-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6587-5, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21886
Affected packages
Package
Name: xorg-server
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/xorg-server@2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm9?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm9
Affected versions
2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2
2:1.14.3-3ubuntu3
2:1.14.3-3ubuntu4
2:1.14.3-5ubuntu1
2:1.14.4-1ubuntu1
2:1.14.4-1ubuntu2
2:1.14.4.901-0ubuntu2
2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2
2:1.14.5-1ubuntu4
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
