CVE-2024-0409 json
Xorg-x11-server: selinux context corruption
published 2024-01-18 2 y ago modified 2026-11-04 4 d ago also EUVD-2024-16204
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A flaw was found in the X.Org server. The cursor code in both Xephyr and Xwayland uses the wrong type of private at creation. It uses the cursor bits type with the cursor as private, and when initiating the cursor, that overwrites the XSELINUX context.
Patch / fix
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 0:1.20.4-27.el7_9
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 0:1.20.11-22.el8, 0:21.1.3-15.el8
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:1.20.11-24.el9, 0:22.1.9-5.el9
- xwayland Debian 14, Debian 13 2:23.2.4-1
- xorg-server Debian 12 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5
- xorg-server Debian 14, Debian 13 2:21.1.11-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0409
- xwayland Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.10
- xwayland Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 2:23.2.4-1
- xorg-server Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.14
- xorg-server Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.7
- xorg-server Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9
- xorg-server Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0409
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- xorg-x11-server-Xwayland RHEL 8 21.1.3-15.el8
- xorg-x11-server RHEL 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-Xdmx RHEL 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-Xorg RHEL 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-Xvfb RHEL 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-Xnest RHEL 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-common RHEL 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-source RHEL 8 1.20.11-22.el8
red hat advisories RHSA-2024:2996RHSA-2024:2995RHSA-2024:2170RHSA-2024:2169RHSA-2024:0320
- xorg-x11-server SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +3 more 1.20.3-150400.38.43.1
- xorg-x11-server SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS +5 more 1.20.3-150200.22.5.91.1
- xorg-x11-server SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP5, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 21.1.4-150500.7.21.1
- xorg-x11-server SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 1.19.6-10.68.1
- xwayland SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 22.1.5-150500.7.17.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:0252-1SUSE-SU-2024:0251-1SUSE-SU-2024:0249-1SUSE-SU-2024:0236-1SUSE-SU-2024:0212-1
- xorg-x11-server openSUSE Tumbleweed 21.1.11-1.1
- xwayland openSUSE Tumbleweed 23.2.4-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:13597-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13598-1
- xorg-x11-server-Xdmx AlmaLinux 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-Xorg AlmaLinux 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-Xvfb AlmaLinux 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-Xnest AlmaLinux 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-common AlmaLinux 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-source AlmaLinux 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-Xephyr AlmaLinux 8 1.20.11-22.el8
- xorg-x11-server-Xwayland AlmaLinux 8 21.1.3-15.el8
almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:2995ALSA-2024:2996ALSA-2024:2169ALSA-2024:2170
- xwayland Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +3 more 23.2.4-r0
- xorg-server Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +3 more 21.1.11-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2024-0409
Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- xorg-x11-server CBL-Mariner 2.0 1.20.10-12
azure linux advisories AZL-33351
Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2024-0409 updated cvss 7.8
xorg-x11-server: SELinux context corruption
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 tigervnc, tigervnc-server, xorg-x11-server, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx, xorg-x11-server-Xorg, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb, +6 moreaffected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) xorg-x11-server 1.20.11-22.el8, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.20.11-22.el8, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.20.11-22.el8, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.20.11-22.el8, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.20.11-22.el8, xorg-x11-server-common 1.20.11-22.el8, +2 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2995
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) xorg-x11-server 1.20.11-24.el9, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.20.11-24.el9, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.20.11-24.el9, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.20.11-24.el9, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.20.11-24.el9, xorg-x11-server-common 1.20.11-24.el9, +2 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2169
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) xorg-x11-server 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-common 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.20.4-27.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-source 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xwayland 1.20.4-27.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) xorg-x11-server 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-common 1.20.4-27.el7_9, +3 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0320
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) xorg-x11-server-source 1.20.11-22.el8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2995
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) xorg-x11-server-source 1.20.11-24.el9fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2169
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) xorg-x11-server 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-common 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.20.4-27.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-source 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xwayland 1.20.4-27.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) xorg-x11-server 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xorg 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-common 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xephyr 1.20.4-27.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) xorg-x11-server-Xdmx 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xvfb 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xnest 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-source 1.20.4-27.el7_9, xorg-x11-server-Xwayland 1.20.4-27.el7_9fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0320
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 tigervnc, tigervnc-icons, tigervnc-server, tigervnc-license, tigervnc-server-applet, tigervnc-server-module, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 tigervnc, tigervnc-icons, tigervnc-server, tigervnc-license, tigervnc-selinux, tigervnc-server-applet, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 tigervnc, tigervnc-icons, tigervnc-server, tigervnc-license, tigervnc-selinux, tigervnc-server-module, +1 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2024:0320
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
vendor-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
vendor-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2024:2995
vendor-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
vendor-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/security/cve/CVE-2024-0409
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=2257690
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/
- lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/
- lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZ75X54CN4IFYMIV7OK3JVZ57FHQIGIC/
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/202401-30
- security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20240307-0006/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-0409
- NVD CVE-2024-0409
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