CVE-2024-9632

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-10-29

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.

See more information about CVE-2024-9632 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.8	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (tigervnc)	ELSA-2024-9540	2024-11-13
Oracle Linux version 8 (xorg-x11-server)	ELSA-2024-8798	2024-11-04
Oracle Linux version 8 (xorg-x11-server-Xwayland)	ELSA-2024-8798	2024-11-04
Oracle Linux version 9 (tigervnc)	ELSA-2024-10090	2024-11-20