CVE-2024-9632 — Xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability
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 sp…
Published: 2024-10-30 · CVSS: 7.8 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7