Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-35405.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-35405
Upstream
Published
2024-02-28T13:15:08Z
Modified
2026-04-21T04:28:04.516843Z
Summary
CVE-2024-21885 affecting package xorg-x11-server for versions less than 1.20.10-10
Details

A flaw was found in X.Org server. In the XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent function, it is possible to exceed the allocated array length when certain new device IDs are added to the xXIHierarchyInfo struct. This can trigger a heap buffer overflow condition, which may lead to an application crash or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / xorg-x11-server

Package

Name
xorg-x11-server
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/xorg-x11-server

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.10-10

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-35405.json"