CVE-2024-21885 (GCVE-0-2024-21885)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-28 12:11 – Updated: 2025-11-06 20:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Xorg-x11-server: heap buffer overflow in xisenddevicehierarchyevent
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-26 16:17 UTC
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
22 references
Impacted products
22 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Affected:
0 , < 21.1.11
(semver)
Unaffected: 21.1.11 , < * (semver) |
||||
|
Affected:
0 , < 23.2.4
(semver)
Unaffected: 23.2.4 , < * (semver) |
||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION |
Unaffected:
0:1.1.0-25.el6_10.13 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6 |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
Unaffected:
0:1.20.4-27.el7_9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
Unaffected:
0:1.8.0-31.el7_9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
Unaffected:
0:1.13.1-2.el8_9.7 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
Unaffected:
0:1.20.11-22.el8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
Unaffected:
0:21.1.3-15.el8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service |
Unaffected:
0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions |
Unaffected:
0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service |
Unaffected:
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions |
Unaffected:
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.6::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:1.12.0-15.el8_8.7 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
Unaffected:
0:1.13.1-3.el9_3.6 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
Unaffected:
0:1.20.11-24.el9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
Unaffected:
0:22.1.9-5.el9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:1.11.0-22.el9_0.8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:1.12.0-14.el9_2.5 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream |
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
|
Date Public
2024-01-16 00:00
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