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."
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2777-1 systemd security update
EUVD EUVD 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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cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-10-28T22:55:03.850

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-4394

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-09-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4394 - Bugzilla

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