CVE-2013-4394

Publication date 28 October 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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."

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
systemd 13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
systemd