CVE-2013-4394

Severity

59%

Complexity

19%

Confidentiality

158%

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."

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."

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:P).

Overview

First reported 11 years ago

2013-10-28 22:55:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-01 01:29:00

Affected Software

Ubuntu Developers systemd

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357

DSA-2777

[oss-security] 20131001 Re: [CVE request] systemd

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862324

Patch

GLSA-201612-34

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