vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2024-0409: Important: xorg-x11-server security update (CESA-2024:0320)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 18, 2024 | Jan 23, 2024 | Jan 28, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 18, 2024
Added
Jan 23, 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
centos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-commoncentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-debuginfocentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-develcentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sourcecentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmxcentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyrcentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnestcentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorgcentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfbcentos-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland
References
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