CVE-2024-0409
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.01%
Description
A flaw was found in the X.Org server. The cursor code in both Xephyr and Xwayland uses the wrong type of private at creation. It uses the cursor bits type with the cursor as private, and when initiating the cursor, that overwrites the XSELINUX context.
How to fix CVE-2024-0409
To remediate CVE-2024-0409, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/xorg-server—upgrade to 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u11 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2024-0409 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u11
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |