CVE-2024-9632

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 None

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2024-9632

Assigner
redhat

Vulnerability Status
PUBLISHED

Published Version
2024-10-30T07:42:35.320Z

Last Modified Date
2024-10-30T13:35:19.624Z

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-122	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9632	vdb-entry x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2317233	issue-tracking x_refsource_REDHAT

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9632
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-9632

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2024-10-31 13:25:34				Added to TrackCVE