CVE-2024-0229 — Xorg-x11-server: reattaching to different master device may lead to out-of-bounds memory access
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the X.Org server. This issue can be triggered when a device frozen by a sync grab is reattached to a different master device. Th…
Published: 2024-02-09 · CVSS: 7.8 · CVSS 3.1
An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the X.Org server. This issue can be triggered when a device frozen by a sync grab is reattached to a different master device. This issue may lead to an application crash, local privilege escalation (if the server runs with extended privileges), or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7