Description
A flaw was found in the X.Org server. The cursor code in both Xephyr and Xwayland uses the wrong type of private at creation. It uses the cursor bits type with the cursor as private, and when initiating the cursor, that overwrites the XSELINUX context.
Affected products
tigervnc: tigervnc; x.org: x server; x.org: xwayland; fedoraproject: fedora; redhat: enterprise linux; redhat: enterprise linux desktop; redhat: enterprise linux for ibm z systems; redhat: enterprise linux for power big endian; redhat: enterprise linux for power little endian; redhat: enterprise linux for scientific computing; redhat: enterprise linux server; redhat: enterprise linux workstation
References10
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320 Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0409 Third Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257690 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320 Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 29 · as of 5 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-787
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