CVE-2024-0409High· 7.8▾ TwilightA 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…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 42.9 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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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.
xorg-server >= 21.1.0 < 21.1.11xorg-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)tigervncxorg-x11-servertigervnctigervnctigervncRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Mitigation 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.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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