CVE-2024-0409

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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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
[email protected]
Published
2024-01-18 16:15:08.593000
Last modified
2026-11-04 21:17:30.520000
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