VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-0229

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.23%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-02-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the X.Org server. This issue can be triggered when a device frozen by a sync grab is reattached to a different master device. This issue may lead to an application crash, local privilege escalation (if the server runs with extended privileges), or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references