# ALSA-2024:2169: Security update for 8 packages

ALSA-2024:2169, released April 30, 2024, fixes 10 CVEs across 8 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2169
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Apr 30, 2024
- Priority: Urgent (Closes CVE-2023-6816, rated Critical)
- CVEs: 10, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2024:2169

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [xorg-x11-server-Xdmx](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/xorg-x11-server-xdmx.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.20.11-24.el9 |
| [xorg-x11-server-Xephyr](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/xorg-x11-server-xephyr.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.20.11-24.el9 |
| [xorg-x11-server-Xnest](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/xorg-x11-server-xnest.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.20.11-24.el9 |
| [xorg-x11-server-Xorg](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/xorg-x11-server-xorg.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.20.11-24.el9 |
| [xorg-x11-server-Xvfb](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/xorg-x11-server-xvfb.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.20.11-24.el9 |
| [xorg-x11-server-common](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/xorg-x11-server-common.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.20.11-24.el9 |
| [xorg-x11-server-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/xorg-x11-server-devel.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.20.11-24.el9 |
| [xorg-x11-server-source](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/xorg-x11-server-source.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.20.11-24.el9 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-6816](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-6816.md) | Urgent | xorg-server: A flaw was found in X.Org server | 9.8 | 0.0211 |  |
| [CVE-2023-6478](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-6478.md) | High | xnest: A flaw was found in xorg-server | 7.6 | 0.0162 |  |
| [CVE-2023-6377](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-6377.md) | High | xnest: A flaw was found in xorg-server | 7.8 | 0.0157 |  |
| [CVE-2024-21885](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-21885.md) | High | xwayland: A flaw was found in X.Org server | 7.8 | 0.0142 |  |
| [CVE-2024-21886](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-21886.md) | High | xnest: A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the DisableDevice function in theX.Org server | 7.8 | 0.0142 |  |
| [CVE-2024-0229](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-0229.md) | High | xnest: An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the X.Org server | 7.8 | 0.0123 |  |
| [CVE-2023-5367](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-5367.md) | High | xnest: A out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server | 7.8 | 0.0061 |  |
| [CVE-2024-0409](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-0409.md) | High | xnest: A flaw was found in the X.Org server | 7.8 | 0.0036 |  |
| [CVE-2023-5380](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-5380.md) | Routine | xnest: A use-after-free flaw was found in the xorg-x11-server | 4.7 | 0.0070 |  |
| [CVE-2024-0408](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-0408.md) | Routine | xnest: A flaw was found in the X.Org server | 5.5 | 0.0032 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo