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CVE-2024-0229 Detail

Description

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the X.Org server. This issue can be triggered when a device frozen by a sync grab is reattached to a different master device. This issue may lead to an application crash, local privilege escalation (if the server runs with extended privileges), or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0557 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0558 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0597 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0607 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0614 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0617 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0621 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0626 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0629 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12751 Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0229 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256690 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST   Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-0229
NVD Published Date:
02/09/2024
NVD Last Modified:
08/04/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.