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."
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DSA-2777-1 | systemd security update |
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EUVD-2013-4273 | 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." |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T16:45:14.665Z
Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2013-4394

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2013-10-28T22:55:03.850
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2013-4394


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