cve-2011-4613
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2014-02-05 19:00
Modified
2024-08-07 00:09
Severity ?
Summary
The X.Org X wrapper (xserver-wrapper.c) in Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux does not properly verify the TTY of a user who is starting X, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by associating stdin with a file that is misinterpreted as the console TTY.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=652249Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2364Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1349-1Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=652249Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2364Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1349-1Vendor Advisory
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