CVE-2024-21885

A flaw was found in X.Org server. In the XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent function, it is possible to exceed the allocated array length when certain new device IDs are added to the xXIHierarchyInfo struct. This can trigger a heap buffer overflow condition, which may lead to an application crash or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

16 Sep 2024, 16:15

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References
  • {'url': 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240503-0004/', 'source': 'secalert@redhat.com'}

01 Aug 2024, 23:35

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CWE CWE-120

03 Jul 2024, 01:46

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CWE CWE-120

22 May 2024, 17:16

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References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996 -

03 May 2024, 13:15

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References
  • () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240503-0004/ -
Summary
  • (es) Se encontró una falla en el servidor X.Org. En la función XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent, es posible exceder la longitud de la matriz asignada cuando se agregan ciertos ID de dispositivo nuevos a la estructura xXIHierarchyInfo. Esto puede desencadenar una condición de desbordamiento de búfer de almacenamiento dinámico, lo que puede provocar un bloqueo de la aplicación o la ejecución remota de código en entornos de reenvío SSH X11.

30 Apr 2024, 14:15

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References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170 -

28 Feb 2024, 14:06

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-02-28 13:15

Updated : 2024-09-16 16:15


NVD link : CVE-2024-21885

Mitre link : CVE-2024-21885

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-21885


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Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow