CVE-2024-21886highCWE-122

CVE-2024-21886: high-severity vulnerability in xorg-server

Xorg-x11-server: heap buffer overflow in disabledevice

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21Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 7.8epss 1.4%
A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the DisableDevice function in the X.Org server. This issue may lead to an application crash or, in some circumstances, remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
xorg-serverRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSIONRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
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