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vulnerabilityCVE-2024-9632
Name
CVE-2024-9632
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
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.
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
-
Advisories

Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
xserver-xorg
Patched
xwayland
Patched

Vulnerability Ratings#


7.8
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
24.1.12
Not Affected
buildroot
master
24.1.12
Not Affected
yocto
master
21.1.23
Not Affected
yocto
master
24.1.12
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
21.1.18
Not Affected
yocto
scarthgap
23.2.5
Patched

Resolved with patches#


xserver-xorg (yocto:kirkstone)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
xkb: Fix buffer overflow in _XkbSetCompatMap()
Matthieu Herrb <matthieu@herrb.eu>
CVE-2024-9632

xwayland (yocto:kirkstone)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
xkb: Fix buffer overflow in _XkbSetCompatMap()
Matthieu Herrb <matthieu@herrb.eu>
CVE-2024-9632

xwayland (yocto:scarthgap)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
xkb: Fix buffer overflow in _XkbSetCompatMap()
Matthieu Herrb <matthieu@herrb.eu>
CVE-2024-9632