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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
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core tigervnc 2024-11-08 18:01 ALAS2-2024-2691
Amazon Linux 2 - Core xorg-x11-server 2024-11-08 18:01 ALAS2-2024-2692
Amazon Linux 2023 xorg-x11-server 2024-11-13 12:28 ALAS2023-2024-756

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

References

Red Hat: CVE-2024-9632 Mitre: CVE-2024-9632 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity