Answer in brief
CVE-2024-0409 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Xorg-x11-server: selinux context corruption. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps xorg-server (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps xorg-server (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| xorg-servergeneric | >=21.1.0 <21.1.11 | 21.1.11 |
Published upstream
Jan 18, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 4, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 4, 2026
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.
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