usn-7085-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-10-30 08:52
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
xorg-server, xwayland vulnerability
Details

Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled certain memory operations in the X Keyboard Extension. An attacker could use this issue to cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Jan-Niklas Sohn discovered that the X.Org X Server incorrectly handled\ncertain memory operations in the X Keyboard Extension. An attacker could\nuse this issue to cause the X Server to crash, leading to a denial of\nservice, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n",
  "id": "USN-7085-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:37Z",
  "published": "2024-10-30T08:52:22Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7085-1"
    },
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-9632"
    }
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  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "xorg-server, xwayland vulnerability",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-9632"
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}



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