CVE-2024-9632
Publication date 29 October 2024
Last updated 30 October 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| xorg | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| xorg-hwe-16.04 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| xorg-hwe-18.04 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| xorg-server | 24.10 oracular |
Fixed 2:21.1.13-2ubuntu1.1
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 2:21.1.12-1ubuntu1.1
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.12
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.18
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm9
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm14
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
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| xorg-server-hwe-16.04 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm6
|
|
| xorg-server-hwe-18.04 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.11+esm1
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| xwayland | 24.10 oracular |
Fixed 2:24.1.2-1ubuntu0.1
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 2:23.2.6-1ubuntu0.1
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.14
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
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mdeslaur
xorg server is actually the xorg-server package the xorg package only contains docs xwayland package contains parts of xorg-server
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-7085-1
- X.Org X Server vulnerability
- 30 October 2024
- USN-7085-2
- X.Org X Server vulnerability
- 30 October 2024