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CVE-2024-31081 Detail

Description

A heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability was found in the X.org server's ProcXIPassiveGrabDevice() function. This issue occurs when byte-swapped length values are used in replies, potentially leading to memory leakage and segmentation faults, particularly when triggered by a client with a different endianness. This vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker to cause the X server to read heap memory values and then transmit them back to the client until encountering an unmapped page, resulting in a crash. Despite the attacker's inability to control the specific memory copied into the replies, the small length values typically stored in a 32-bit integer can result in significant attempted out-of-bounds reads.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1785
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2036
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2037
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2038
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2039
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2040
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2041
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2042
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2080
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2616
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3261
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3343
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9093
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9122
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-31081
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271998

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-126 Buffer Over-read Red Hat, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-31081
NVD Published Date:
04/04/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/12/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.