USN-1803-1: X.Org X server vulnerability
2
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
04/17/2013
07/25/2018
05/06/2013
07/09/2020
Description
X.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1 does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-core
- ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-core-lts-quantal
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