A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
A vulnerability was found in libX11 due to an integer overflow within the XCreateImage() function. This flaw allows a local user to trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ? | ? | 0 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 0:1.6.8-8.el8 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 0:1.7.0-9.el9 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | unspecified |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | unspecified |
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
Open the Sigma generator with a pre-filled prompt for this CVE to draft a starting detection in your stack of choice:
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.