High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 30, 2024· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2024-9632
CVE-2024-9632
Description
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.
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Affected products
48- osv-coords46 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/tigervncpkg:rpm/almalinux/tigervnc-iconspkg:rpm/almalinux/tigervnc-licensepkg:rpm/almalinux/tigervnc-selinuxpkg:rpm/almalinux/tigervnc-serverpkg:rpm/almalinux/tigervnc-server-minimalpkg:rpm/almalinux/tigervnc-server-modulepkg:rpm/almalinux/xorg-x11-server-commonpkg:rpm/almalinux/xorg-x11-server-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/xorg-x11-server-sourcepkg:rpm/almalinux/xorg-x11-server-Xdmxpkg:rpm/almalinux/xorg-x11-server-Xephyrpkg:rpm/almalinux/xorg-x11-server-Xnestpkg:rpm/almalinux/xorg-x11-server-Xorgpkg:rpm/almalinux/xorg-x11-server-Xvfbpkg:rpm/almalinux/xorg-x11-server-Xwaylandpkg:rpm/almalinux/xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-develpkg:rpm/opensuse/xorg-x11-server&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/xorg-x11-server&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/xorg-x11-server&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/xwayland&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/xwayland&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/xwayland&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.3pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.3pkg:rpm/suse/xwayland&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/xwayland&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6
< 1.14.1-1.el9_5+ 45 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.14.1-1.el9_5
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- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.11-25.el8_10
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- (no CPE)range: < 21.1.3-17.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 23.2.7-3.el9_6
- (no CPE)range: < 21.1.4-150500.7.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 21.1.11-150600.5.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 21.1.14-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 22.1.5-150500.7.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.1.1-150600.5.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.1.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.3-150200.22.5.99.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.3-150400.38.51.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.6-10.77.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.3-150200.22.5.99.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.3-150400.38.51.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.3-150200.22.5.99.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.3-150200.22.5.99.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.3-150400.38.51.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.19.6-10.77.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.3-150200.22.5.99.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.3-150200.22.5.99.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.3-150400.38.51.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.20.3-150400.38.51.1
- (no CPE)range: < 22.1.5-150500.7.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 24.1.1-150600.5.6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
20- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/20nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/29/2nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10090nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8798nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9540nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9579nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9601nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9690nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9816nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9818nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9819nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9820nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9901nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7163nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7165nvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7458nvd
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9632nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00031.htmlnvd
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