{"id":"CVE-2024-0409","title":"Xorg-x11-server: selinux context corruption","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 XS…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"xorg-server","affected":["xorg-server >= 21.1.0 < 21.1.11","xorg-x11-server (all versions)","xorg-x11-server (all versions)","xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (all versions)","xorg-x11-server (all versions)","xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (all versions)","tigervnc","xorg-x11-server","tigervnc","tigervnc","tigervnc"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-01-18T16:47:29.032982Z"},"published":"2024-01-18","updated":"2026-11-04","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-04T21:07:40.022Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0409","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320","label":"RHSA-2024:0320"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169","label":"RHSA-2024:2169"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170","label":"RHSA-2024:2170"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995","label":"RHSA-2024:2995"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996","label":"RHSA-2024:2996"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0409"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257690","label":"RHBZ#2257690"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00356,"epssPercentile":0.29465,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T21:36:00.597Z","slug":"CVE-2024-0409","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `xorg-server >= 21.1.0 < 21.1.11`\n- `xorg-x11-server (all versions)`\n- `xorg-x11-server (all versions)`\n- `xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (all versions)`\n- `xorg-x11-server (all versions)`\n- `xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (all versions)`\n- `tigervnc`\n- `xorg-x11-server`\n- `tigervnc`\n- `tigervnc`\n- `tigervnc`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}