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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-0409

A flaw was found in the X.Org server.

Published Jan 18, 2024 · catalog updated Nov 4, 2026 · A flaw was found

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-0409. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A flaw was found).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.36%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe redhat/enterprise linux · cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop · cpe tigervnc/tigervnc · cpe x.org/x server · cpe x.org/xwayland

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux7.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux desktop7.0
  • cpe tigervnc/tigervnc< 1.13.1
  • cpe x.org/x server< 21.1.11
  • cpe x.org/xwayland< 23.2.4

How to fix CVE-2024-0409

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2024-0409 lists a fix boundary at 1.13.1. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected < 1.13.1

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-0409. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with redhat/enterprise linux 6.0; redhat/enterprise linux 7.0; redhat/enterprise linux 8.0; redhat/enterprise linux 9.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 0.36%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 18, 2024 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Nov 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-0409

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-0409

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 5, 2026
  • NIST NVDNov 5, 2026