vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2024-0229: Important priority package update for xorg-x11-server
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 16, 2024 | Feb 17, 2025 | Jul 4, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 16, 2024
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 4, 2025
Description
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the X.Org server. This issue can be triggered when a device frozen by a sync grab is reattached to a different master device. This issue may lead to an application crash, local privilege escalation (if the server runs with extended privileges), or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commonamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmxamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmx-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyramazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyr-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnestamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnest-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorgamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorg-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfbamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfb-debuginfo
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