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CVE-2024-0229: fedoraproject fedora Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-0229DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0229CGA-cg7h-r6m8-r4q9
Published 09-02-2024Last modified 06-11-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-0229 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 28 · Related 12
DLA-3721-1DSA-5603-1MGASA-2024-0022OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13597-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13598-1RHSA-2024:0320

Timeline

  1. 09-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 6 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.23% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat5 products
Ubuntu4 products
  • xorg-server< 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm9 | < 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9 | < 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4 | < 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.14 | < 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.7
  • xorg-server-hwe-16.04All versions (No fix recorded)
  • xorg-server-hwe-18.04All versions (No fix recorded)
  • xwayland< 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.10 | < 2:23.2.4-1
Debian2 products
  • xorg-server< 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5 | < 2:21.1.11-1
  • xwaylandAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2:23.2.4-1
X.org2 products
Chainguard1 product
  • xorg-server< 21.1.11-r0
Fedoraproject1 product
Wolfi1 product
  • xorg-server< 21.1.11-r0

7 vendors · 16 products

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