CVE-2024-9632
Xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability
HIGH 7.8
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.90 % · percentile 60 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
A flaw was found in the X.org server. Due to improperly tracked allocation size in _XkbSetCompatMap, a local attacker may be able to trigger a buffer overflow condition via a specially crafted payload, leading to denial of service or local privilege escalation in distributions where the X.org server is run with root privileges.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10090
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8798
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9540
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9579
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9601
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9690
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9816
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9818
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9819
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9820
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9901
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7163
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7165
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7458
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9632
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2317233
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/29/2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00031.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/20
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-50449
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-9632
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0855 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |