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USN-1349-1: X.Org vulnerability

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USN-1349-1: X.Org vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/26/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/26/2012
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg

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