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CVE-2024-9632

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2024-10-30 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A flaw was found in the X.org server. Due to improperly tracked allocation size in _XkbSetCompatMap, a local attacker may be able to trigger a buffer overflow condition via a specially crafted payload, leading to denial of service or local privilege escalation in distributions where the X.org server is run with root privileges.

Affected Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-122

References