CVE-2024-0409
xorg-x11-server: SELinux context corruption
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · January 16, 2024
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the X.Org server. The cursor code in both Xephyr and Xwayland uses the wrong type of private at creation. It uses the cursor bits type with the cursor as private, and when initiating the cursor, that overwrites the XSELINUX context.
Statement
Xorg server does not run with root privileges in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9; therefore, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 have been rated with Moderate severity.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write