Attacker Value
Unknown
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Exploitability
Unknown
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User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2024-0409

Disclosure Date: January 18, 2024
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • fedoraproject,
  • redhat,
  • tigervnc,
  • x.org

Products

  • enterprise linux 6.0,
  • enterprise linux 7.0,
  • enterprise linux 8.0,
  • enterprise linux 9.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux for ibm z systems 7.0,
  • enterprise linux for power big endian 7.0,
  • enterprise linux for power little endian 7.0,
  • enterprise linux for scientific computing 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server 7.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • fedora 39,
  • tigervnc,
  • xorg-server,
  • xwayland
Technical Analysis