Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-31083 |
CWE-ID | CWE-416 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system xorg-x11-server Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Amazon Web Services |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU88118
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31083
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ProcRenderAddGlyphs() function. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Update the affected packages:
i686:Vulnerable software versions
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.i686
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.i686
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.i686
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.i686
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.i686
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.i686
xorg-x11-server-common-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.i686
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.i686
noarch:
xorg-x11-server-source-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.noarch
src:
xorg-x11-server-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.src
x86_64:
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-common-1.17.4-18.55.amzn1.x86_64
Amazon Linux AMI: All versions
xorg-x11-server: before 1.17.4-18.55
External linkshttp://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2024-1928.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.