Is CVE-2024-0409 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-0409 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-08-29.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-0409?

CVE-2024-0409 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-0409?

Patch guidance is available from tigervnc security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-0409.

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Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-0409?

15 products: tigervnc tigervnc, x.org x server, x.org xwayland, fedoraproject fedora, redhat enterprise linux, and 10 more.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: TIGERVNC
Published: 1/18/2024
Last Modified: 8/29/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

tigervnc : tigervncx.org : x_serverx.org : xwaylandfedoraproject : fedoraredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systemsredhat : enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endianredhat : enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endianredhat : enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computingredhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_workstation

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD