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CVE-2011-4613

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Description

The X.Org X wrapper (xserver-wrapper.c) in Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux does not properly verify the TTY of a user who is starting X, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by associating stdin with a file that is misinterpreted as the console TTY.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published2/5/2014

Last Modified4/29/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

canonical:ubuntu_linuxdebian:debian_linuxubuntu:linuxx.org:x_server

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=652249(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2364(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1349-1(secalert@redhat.com)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=652249(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2364(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1349-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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