CVE-2021-4009

Summary

CVECVE-2021-4009
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-12-17 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:40:00 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in xorg-x11-server in versions before 21.1.2 and before 1.20.14. An out-of-bounds access can occur in the SProcXFixesCreatePointerBarrier function. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 11.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 34 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 35 All All All
Application X.org X Server All All All All
Application X.org X Server 21.1.0 All All All
Application X.org X Server 21.1.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: xorg-x11-server-1.20.14-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[ANNOUNCE] xorg-server 1.20.14 MISC lists.x.org
X.Org X server, XWayland: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202305-30) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
X.Org Security Advisory: December 14, 2021 MISC lists.x.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2869-1] xorg-server security update MLIST lists.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-21.1.4-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-21.1.4-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
ZDI-21-1548 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-21.1.4-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-21.1.4-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: xorg-x11-server-1.20.14-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: xorg-x11-server-1.20.14-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5027-1 xorg-server DEBIAN www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: xorg-x11-server-1.20.14-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
January 2022 X.Org X Server Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159586 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server (ELSA-2022-0003)
  • 159803 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-xwayland (ELSA-2022-1917)
  • 178949 Debian Security Update for xorg-server (DSA 5027-1)
  • 178976 Debian Security Update for xorg-server (DLA 2869-1)
  • 183004 Debian Security Update for xwaylandxorg-server (CVE-2021-4009)
  • 198603 Ubuntu Security Notification for X.Org X Server Vulnerabilities (USN-5193-1)
  • 199621 Ubuntu Security Notification for X.Org X Server Vulnerabilities (USN-5193-3)
  • 239982 Red Hat Update for xorg-x11-server (RHSA-2022:0003)
  • 240317 Red Hat Update for xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-xwayland (RHSA-2022:1917)
  • 257140 CentOS Security Update for xorg-x11-server (CESA-2022:0003)
  • 282172 Fedora Security Update for xorg (FEDORA-2021-2eb603951b)
  • 282178 Fedora Security Update for xorg (FEDORA-2021-a7fd510294)
  • 282210 Fedora Security Update for xorg (FEDORA-2021-69e96c8f68)
  • 282214 Fedora Security Update for xorg (FEDORA-2021-664a6554a1)
  • 296061 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 42.113.1 Missing (CPUJAN2022)
  • 353119 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for xorg-x11-server : ALAS2-2022-1744
  • 354703 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for xorg-x11-server : ALAS2022-2022-209
  • 355170 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for xorg-x11-server : ALAS2023-2023-102
  • 377217 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server (ALINUX2-SA-2022:0001)
  • 502202 Alpine Linux Security Update for xorg-server
  • 502404 Alpine Linux Security Update for xwayland
  • 671362 EulerOS Security Update for xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2022-1298)
  • 671388 EulerOS Security Update for xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2022-1314)
  • 671393 EulerOS Security Update for xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2022-1340)
  • 671430 EulerOS Security Update for xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2022-1364)
  • 671492 EulerOS Security Update for xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2022-1480)
  • 671537 EulerOS Security Update for xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2022-1471)
  • 671707 EulerOS Security Update for xorg-x11-server (EulerOS-SA-2022-1773)
  • 710738 Gentoo Linux X.Org X server, XWayland Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202305-30)
  • 730409 McAfee Web Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities (WP-4451,WP-4134,WP-4350,WP-4331,WP-4408,WP-4440,WP-4444,WP-4518,WP-4347,WP-4416)
  • 751529 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server (SUSE-SU-2021:4122-1)
  • 751530 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server (SUSE-SU-2021:4124-1)
  • 751531 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server (SUSE-SU-2021:4121-1)
  • 751532 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server (SUSE-SU-2021:4120-1)
  • 751533 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server (SUSE-SU-2021:4119-1)
  • 751537 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server (SUSE-SU-2021:4136-1)
  • 751538 OpenSUSE Security Update for xorg-x11-server (openSUSE-SU-2021:4136-1)
  • 751545 OpenSUSE Security Update for xorg-x11-server (openSUSE-SU-2021:1606-1)
  • 751754 OpenSUSE Security Update for xorg-x11-server (openSUSE-SU-2021:4136-2)
  • 940551 AlmaLinux Security Update for xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (ALSA-2022:1917)
  • 960343 Rocky Linux Security Update for xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland (RLSA-2022:1917)
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