vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2020-25697: xorg-x11-server: local privilege escalation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 26, 2021 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 26, 2021
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
Description
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server due to a lack of authentication for X11 clients. This flaw allows an attacker to take control of an X application by impersonating the server it is expecting to connect to.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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