Access Restriction Bypass Affecting xorg-server package, versions [,1.13.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XORGSERVER-2371819
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed13 May 2013
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 May 2013

CVE-2013-1940  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade xorg-server to version 1.13.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Restriction Bypass. 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.

CVSS Scores

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