Description
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.
References10
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 73 · as of 5 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-122
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