vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2024-21885: Security patch for xorg-x11-server (ALAS-2024-2455)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 21, 2024 | Feb 21, 2024 | Feb 18, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 21, 2024
Added
Feb 21, 2024
Modified
Feb 18, 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
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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