CVE-2024-0408 | Xorg-x11-server: selinux unlabeled glx pbuffer

A flaw was found in the X.Org server. The GLX PBuffer code does not call the XACE hook when creating the buffer, leaving it unlabeled. When the client issues another request to access that resource (as with a GetGeometry) or when it creates another resource that needs to access that buffer, such as a GC, the XSELINUX code will try to use an object that was never labeled and crash because the SID is NULL.

Published: 2024-01-18 Last update: 2025-08-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2024-0408 is rated Low Risk (23.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-0408

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.06% 0.02% -0.04%
2 2025-11-18 0.01% 0.06% +0.05%
3 2025-04-15 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-0408

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-0408

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-0408

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2024-0408: 2 source package rows (xorg-server, xwayland); 44 state rows across 5 repos (3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 16, open 28. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-0408
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-0408 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (xorg-server, xwayland), 9 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 8, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-0408
gentoo normal CVE-2024-0408: 1 GLSA(s) (202401-30), 2 atom(s) (x11-base/xorg-server, x11-base/xwayland); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2024-0408
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0408
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0408/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-0408 medium priority: Ubuntu including 11 source packages (xorg, xorg-hwe-16.04, …), 132 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 84, released 19, not-affected 14, needs-triage 10, ignored 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-0408

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-0408

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tigervnc tigervnc < 1.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org x_server < 21.1.11 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
x.org xwayland < 23.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 39 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-0408

URL Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0320 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2169
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2170
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2995
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2996
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0408 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2257689 Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00016.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5J4H7CH565ALSZZYKOJFYDA5KFLG6NUK/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EJBMCWQ54R6ZL3MYU2D2JBW6JMZL7BQW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IZ75X54CN4IFYMIV7OK3JVZ57FHQIGIC/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-30
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0006/
cvelogic Threat Intelligence