CVE-2024-9632 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9632 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2317233

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8