VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2024-9632
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-10-30
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
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.
Weakness classification
- secalert@redhat.com: CWE-122