vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2024-21886: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 28, 2024 | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 5, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 28, 2024
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Dec 5, 2025
Description
A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the DisableDevice function in the X.Org server. This issue may lead to an application crash or, in some circumstances, remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.
Solutions
alpine-linux-upgrade-xorg-serveralpine-linux-upgrade-xwayland
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