CVE-2024-0229

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.

Published: Feb 9, 2024
Updated: May 4, 2025
CVE: CVE-2024-0229
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: High
Score: 7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWEs:

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
x.org / xwayland	-	23.2.4
x.org / x_server	-	21.1.11
fedoraproject / fedora	39	39.x
redhat / enterprise_linux	7.0	7.0.x
redhat / enterprise_linux	8.0	8.0.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_aus	8.2	8.2.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_tus	8.2	8.2.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_aus	8.4	8.4.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_tus	8.4	8.4.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_eus	8.6	8.6.x
redhat / enterprise_linux	9.0	9.0.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_eus	9.0	9.0.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions	8.2	8.2.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_update_services_for_sap_solutions	8.4	8.4.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_eus	9.2	9.2.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_eus	8.8	8.8.x

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CVE-2024-0229

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