Out-of-bounds write in X.org Server - CVE-2021-4009

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER
 
Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU59046

Out-of-bounds write in X.org Server - CVE-2021-4009

Published: December 17, 2021 / Updated: December 21, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59046
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4009
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the ProcXFixesCreatePointerBarrier() function in the XFixes extension. A local user can send a specially crafted CreatePointerBarrier request, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Affected software

X.org Server
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
CentOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
HPE Helion Openstack
Anolis OS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
Slackware Linux
Ubuntu
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools
openEuler
Fedora
xorg-x11-server (Red Hat package)
xorg-server (Debian package)
xserver-xorg-core (Ubuntu package)
xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo
xorg-x11-server-extra
xorg-x11-server-debugsource
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo
xorg-x11-server
xorg-x11-server-sdk
xorg-x11-server-wayland
xorg-x11-server-wayland-debuginfo
xorg-x11-server-help
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr
xorg-x11-server-devel
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx
xorg-x11-server-Xorg
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb
xorg-x11-server-common
xorg-x11-server-Xnest
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (Red Hat package)
x11-base/xorg-server
x11-base/xwayland
xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
xwayland (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2021-4009

Install updates from vendor's website.

X.org Server - addressed in versions 1.20.14, 21.1.2
xorg-x11-server (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.20.4-17.el7_9, 1.20.11-5.el8
xorg-server (Debian package) - addressed in versions 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u4, 2:1.20.11-1+deb11u1
xserver-xorg-core (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11+esm5, 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm1, 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.10, 2:1.20.11-1ubuntu1.2, 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.2, 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1.1
xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.6+esm5
xorg-x11-server-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.19.6-4.28.1, 1.19.6-8.36.1, 1.19.6-10.29.1, 1.20.3-14.5.22.1, 1.20.3-22.5.42.1, 7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
xorg-x11-server-extra - addressed in versions 1.19.6-4.28.1, 1.19.6-8.36.1, 1.19.6-10.29.1, 1.20.3-14.5.22.1, 1.20.3-22.5.42.1, 7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
xorg-x11-server-debugsource - addressed in versions 1.19.6-4.28.1, 1.19.6-8.36.1, 1.19.6-10.29.1, 1.20.3-14.5.22.1, 1.20.3-22.5.42.1, 7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.19.6-4.28.1, 1.19.6-8.36.1, 1.19.6-10.29.1, 1.20.3-14.5.22.1, 1.20.3-22.5.42.1, 7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
xorg-x11-server - addressed in versions 1.19.6-4.28.1, 1.19.6-8.36.1, 1.19.6-10.29.1, 1.20.3-14.5.22.1, 1.20.3-22.5.42.1, 7.6_1.18.3-76.46.1
xorg-x11-server-sdk - addressed in versions 1.19.6-8.36.1, 1.19.6-10.29.1, 1.20.3-14.5.22.1, 1.20.3-22.5.42.1
xorg-x11-server-wayland - update to 1.20.3-22.5.42.1
xorg-x11-server-wayland-debuginfo - update to 1.20.3-22.5.42.1
xorg-x11-server-help - addressed in versions 1.20.8-10, 1.20.8-12
xorg-x11-server-debugsource - addressed in versions 1.20.8-10, 1.20.8-12
xorg-x11-server-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.20.8-10, 1.20.8-12
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr - addressed in versions 1.20.8-10, 1.20.8-12
xorg-x11-server-devel - addressed in versions 1.20.8-10, 1.20.8-12
xorg-x11-server - addressed in versions 1.20.8-10, 1.20.8-12
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx - update to 1.20.11-5
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr - update to 1.20.11-5
xorg-x11-server-Xorg - update to 1.20.11-5
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb - update to 1.20.11-5
xorg-x11-server-common - update to 1.20.11-5
xorg-x11-server-Xnest - update to 1.20.11-5
xorg-x11-server - addressed in versions 1.20.14-1.fc34, 1.20.14-1.fc35
xorg-x11-server - update to 1.20.14-12
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland - update to 21.1.3-2
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (Red Hat package) - update to 21.1.3-2.el8
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland - addressed in versions 21.1.4-1.fc34, 21.1.4-1.fc35
x11-base/xorg-server - update to 21.1.8
x11-base/xwayland - update to 23.1.1
xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2.2~18.04.6
xwayland (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2:21.1.1-0ubuntu1.1, 2:21.1.2-0ubuntu1.1

External References

Related Security Bulletins