The SetX11Keyboard function in systemd, when PolicyKit Local Authority (PKLA) is used to change the group permissions on the X Keyboard Extension (XKB) layouts description, allows local users in the group to modify the Xorg X11 Server configuration file and possibly gain privileges via vectors involving "special and control characters."
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
References
History
No history.
MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2013-10-28T22:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T16:45:14.665Z
Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2013-4394
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2013-10-28T22:55:03.850
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:55:29.007
Link: CVE-2013-4394
Redhat