| Name | CVE-2024-0229 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3721-1, DSA-5603-1, ELA-1040-1, ELA-1043-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| xorg-server (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2:1.16.4-1+deb8u17 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2:1.19.2-1+deb9u9 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2:1.19.2-1+deb9u20 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u15 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u14 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u13 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u14 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u8 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2:21.1.14-2 | fixed | |
| xwayland (PTS) | bookworm | 2:22.1.9-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 2:24.1.4-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xorg-server | source | jessie | 2:1.16.4-1+deb8u15 | ELA-1043-1 | ||
| xorg-server | source | stretch | 2:1.19.2-1+deb9u18 | ELA-1040-1 | ||
| xorg-server | source | buster | 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u13 | DLA-3721-1 | ||
| xorg-server | source | bullseye | 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u11 | DSA-5603-1 | ||
| xorg-server | source | bookworm | 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5 | DSA-5603-1 | ||
| xorg-server | source | (unstable) | 2:21.1.11-1 | |||
| xwayland | source | (unstable) | 2:23.2.4-1 |
[bookworm] - xwayland <ignored> (Minor issue; Xwayland shouldn't be running as root)
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg/2024-January/061525.html
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/ece23be888a93b741aa1209d1dbf64636109d6a5
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/219c54b8a3337456ce5270ded6a67bcde53553d5
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/df3c65706eb169d5938df0052059f3e0d5981b74