vulnerability
Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2024-21885: xorg-x11-server security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 28, 2024 | Apr 9, 2024 | Apr 1, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 28, 2024
Added
Apr 9, 2024
Modified
Apr 1, 2026
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.
Solution
huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-help
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