CVE-2013-4394
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2013-10-28 22:00
Modified
2024-08-06 16:45
Severity ?
Summary
The SetX11Keyboard function in systemd, when PolicyKit Local Authority (PKLA) is used to change the group permissions on the X Keyboard Extension (XKB) layouts description, allows local users in the group to modify the Xorg X11 Server configuration file and possibly gain privileges via vectors involving "special and control characters."
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862324Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862324Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34Third Party Advisory
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