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Status published
High
CVE-2024-9632
Xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10090
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8798
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9540
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9579
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9601
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9690
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9816
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9818
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9819
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9820
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9901
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7163
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7165
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7458
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9632
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2317233
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Vulnerable Versions:
1.1.1, 0:24.1.5-3.el10_0, 0:1.1.0-25.el6_10.13, 0:1.8.0-34.el7_9, 0:1.20.11-25.el8_10, 0:21.1.3-17.el8_10, 0:1.13.1-14.el8_10, 0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.12, 0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.11, 0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.12, 0:1.12.0-15.el8_8.11, 0:1.14.1-1.el9_5, 0:1.20.11-28.el9_6, 0:23.2.7-3.el9_6, 0:1.11.0-22.el9_0.12, 0:1.12.0-14.el9_2.9, 0:1.13.1-8.el9_4.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 30th, 2024
Last Modified:
March 18th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H