--- title: "CVE-2024-0409\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-0409?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2024-0409 Publication date 16 January 2024 Last updated 19 August 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **7.8 · High** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-0409?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## 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. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-0409?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | xorg | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | | xorg-hwe-16.04 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | xorg-hwe-18.04 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | xorg-server | 26.04 LTS resolute | Fixed 2:21.1.11-1ubuntu1 | | 25.10 questing | Fixed 2:21.1.11-1ubuntu1 | | 25.04 plucky | Fixed 2:21.1.11-1ubuntu1 | | 24.10 oracular | Fixed 2:21.1.11-1ubuntu1 | | 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 2:21.1.11-1ubuntu1 | | 23.10 mantic | Fixed 2:21.1.7-3ubuntu2.6 | | 23.04 lunar | Fixed 2:21.1.7-1ubuntu3.6 | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.7 | | 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.14 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.15+esm4 Ubuntu Pro | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.12+esm9 Ubuntu Pro | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Needs evaluation | | xorg-server-hwe-16.04 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | xorg-server-hwe-18.04 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | xorg-server-lts-utopic | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | | xorg-server-lts-vivid | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | | xorg-server-lts-wily | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | | xorg-server-lts-xenial | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | | xwayland | 26.04 LTS resolute | Fixed 2:23.2.4-1 | | 25.10 questing | Fixed 2:23.2.4-1 | | 25.04 plucky | Fixed 2:23.2.4-1 | | 24.10 oracular | Fixed 2:23.2.4-1 | | 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 2:23.2.4-1 | | 23.10 mantic | Fixed 2:23.2.0-1ubuntu0.4 | | 23.04 lunar | Fixed 2:22.1.8-1ubuntu1.4 | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.10 | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ### Get expanded security coverage with Ubuntu Pro Reduce your average CVE exposure time from 98 days to 1 day with expanded CVE patching, ten-years security maintenance and optional support for the full stack of open-source applications. 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[Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) [30-day free trial](https://ubuntu.com/pro/free-trial) ## Notes --- ### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur) xorg server is actually the xorg-server package the xorg package only contains docs xwayland package contains parts of xorg-server ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v3.0 **Base score** 7.8 · High * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Local | | Attack complexity | Low | | Privileges required | Low | | User interaction | None | | Scope | Unchanged | | Confidentiality impact | High | | Integrity impact | High | | Availability impact | High | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 7.8 · High | | Exploitability score | - | | Impact score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-0409) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0409) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-0409) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-0409) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-6587-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-6587-1) + X.Org X Server vulnerabilities + 16 January 2024 + [USN-6587-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-6587-2) + X.Org X Server vulnerabilities + 22 January 2024 ### Other references *