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."
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862324 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777 | Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory | 
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862324 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34 | Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2777 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/01/9 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862324 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-34 - Third Party Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2013-10-28 22:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2013-4394
Mitre link : CVE-2013-4394
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-4394
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                debian
- debian_linux
systemd_project
- systemd
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-276
                        
            Incorrect Default Permissions
