CVE-2024-21885
CVE-2024-21885 · Xorg-x11-server: heap buffer overflow in xisenddevicehierarchyevent
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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.
CVSS 7.8 · High · EPSS 1.4% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
red hat enterprise linux 6 extended lifecycle support - extension
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.1.0-25.el6_10.13: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 7
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.20.4-27.el7_9: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 7
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.8.0-31.el7_9: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.13.1-2.el8_9.7: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.20.11-22.el8: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8
- Versions
- ≥ 0:21.1.3-15.el8: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8.2 advanced update support
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.9: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8.2 telecommunications update service
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.9: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8.2 update services for sap solutions
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.9: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8.4 advanced mission critical update support
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.8: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8.4 telecommunications update service
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.8: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8.4 update services for sap solutions
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.8: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8.6 extended update support
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.9: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 8.8 extended update support
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.12.0-15.el8_8.7: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 9
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.13.1-3.el9_3.6: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 9
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.20.11-24.el9: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 9
- Versions
- ≥ 0:22.1.9-5.el9: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 9.0 extended update support
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.11.0-22.el9_0.8: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 9.2 extended update support
- Versions
- ≥ 0:1.12.0-14.el9_2.5: Not affected (rpm)
No fix published
red hat enterprise linux 6
No fix published
xorg-server Debian:12
- Versions
- 2:21.1.7-3
- 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u1
- 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u2
- 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3
- 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u4
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5
Update to 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5
xorg-server Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2:21.1.11-1
Update to 2:21.1.11-1
xorg-server Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 2:21.1.11-1
Update to 2:21.1.11-1
xwayland Debian:12
- Versions
- 2:22.1.9-1
- 2:23.1.0-1
- 2:23.1.1-1
- 2:23.2.0-1
- 2:23.2.1-1
- 2:23.2.2-1
- 2:23.2.3-1
- 2:23.2.4-1
- 2:23.2.6-1
- 2:24.0.99.901-1
- 2:24.1.0-1
- 2:24.1.10-1
- 2:24.1.11-1
- 2:24.1.12-1
- 2:24.1.13-1
- 2:24.1.2-1
- 2:24.1.3-1
- 2:24.1.4-1
- 2:24.1.4-2
- 2:24.1.4-3
- 2:24.1.5-1
- 2:24.1.6-1
- 2:24.1.8-1
- 2:24.1.9-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-21885
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256540
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240503-0004/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IZ75X54CN4IFYMIV7OK3JVZ57FHQIGIC/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21885