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CVE-2024-21886 (GCVE-0-2024-21886)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-28 12:13 – Updated: 2025-11-06 20:53
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Xorg-x11-server: heap buffer overflow in disabledevice
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-23 21:47 UTC
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
22 references
Impacted products
23 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Affected:
1.21.1.7
|
|||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION |
Unaffected:
0:1.1.0-25.el6_10.13 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
Unaffected:
0:1.20.4-27.el7_9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
Unaffected:
0:1.8.0-31.el7_9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
Unaffected:
0:1.13.1-2.el8_9.7 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
Unaffected:
0:1.20.11-22.el8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
Unaffected:
0:21.1.3-15.el8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service |
Unaffected:
0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions |
Unaffected:
0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.2::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service |
Unaffected:
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions |
Unaffected:
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.6::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:1.12.0-15.el8_8.7 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
Unaffected:
0:1.13.1-3.el9_3.6 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
Unaffected:
0:1.20.11-24.el9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
Unaffected:
0:22.1.9-5.el9 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:1.11.0-22.el9_0.8 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:1.12.0-14.el9_2.5 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
|
|
| xorg | xserver |
Affected:
*
cpe:2.3:a:xorg:xserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
|
| xorg | xwayland |
Affected:
*
cpe:2.3:a:xorg:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2024-01-16 00:00
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