vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2024-21885: 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 9, 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 9, 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-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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