CVE-2024-0229
Published: 09 February 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-0229 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 46.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-16027
Vulnerability details
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…
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privilege escalation (if the server runs with extended privileges), or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.