vulnerability

Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2024-0409: Security patch for xorg-x11-server (ALAS-2024-2455)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 18, 2024
Added
Feb 21, 2024
Modified
Jan 28, 2025

Description

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.

Solutions

amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commonamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sourceamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmxamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyramazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnestamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorgamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfbamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland
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