CVE-2024-9632
Public on 2024-10-30
Modified on 2024-11-12
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.
Severity
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux 1 | tigervnc | No Fix Planned | ||
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | tigervnc | Pending Fix | ||
Amazon Linux 2023 | wayland | Not Affected | ||
Amazon Linux 1 | xorg-x11-server | No Fix Planned | ||
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | xorg-x11-server | Pending Fix | ||
Amazon Linux 2023 | xorg-x11-server | 2024-11-13 | ALAS2023-2024-756 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |