Access Restriction Bypass Affecting xorg-server package, versions <2:1.11.3.901-2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-XORGSERVER-1564135
  • published10 Feb 2014
  • disclosed10 Feb 2014

Introduced: 10 Feb 2014

CVE-2012-0064  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 xorg-server to version 2:1.11.3.901-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-server package and not the xorg-server package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

xkeyboard-config before 2.5 in X.Org before 7.6 enables certain XKB debugging functions by default, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass an X screen lock via keyboard combinations that break the input grab.

CVSS Scores

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