vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2024-21885: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 28, 2024 | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 5, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 28, 2024
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Dec 5, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in X.Org server. In the XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent function, it is possible to exceed the allocated array length when certain new device IDs are added to the xXIHierarchyInfo struct. This can trigger a heap buffer overflow condition, which may lead to an application crash or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
Solutions
alpine-linux-upgrade-xorg-serveralpine-linux-upgrade-xwayland
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