CVE-2013-4394
Published: 28 October 2013
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."
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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systemd Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Needs triage
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lucid |
Does not exist
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precise |
Does not exist
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quantal |
Does not exist
|
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raring |
Not vulnerable
(198-0ubuntu11.2)
|
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saucy |
Not vulnerable
(204-0ubuntu15)
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Patches: upstream: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=0b507b17a760b21e33fc52ff377db6aa5086c680 |