CVE-2024-0229

Summary

CVE-2024-0229 is a newly disclosed vulnerability in the X.Org server software. This issue arises when a device that was previously frozen by a sync grab is reconnected to a different master device. The out-of-bounds memory access flaw can result in various consequences, including application crashes, local privilege escalation if the server is run with elevated privileges, or even remote code execution, posing a significant threat in SSH X11 forwarding environments.

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