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.
History

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
References

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2024-02-28T12:11:59.650Z

Updated: 2025-08-05T17:55:21.803Z

Reserved: 2024-01-02T21:57:08.796Z

Link: CVE-2024-21885

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T22:35:33.394Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-02-28T13:15:08.197

Modified: 2025-08-04T21:15:28.523

Link: CVE-2024-21885

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2024-01-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-21885 - Bugzilla