| Name | CVE-2013-4394 |
| Description | 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." |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-2777-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 725357 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| systemd (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 215-17+deb8u15 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 232-25+deb9u14 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 232-25+deb9u17 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 241-7~deb10u11 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 241-7~deb10u10 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 247.3-7+deb11u5 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 247.3-7+deb11u6 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 252.30-1~deb12u2 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 256.7-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| systemd | source | wheezy | 44-11+deb7u4 | DSA-2777-1 | ||
| systemd | source | (unstable) | 204-5 | 725357 |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862324
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=0b507b17a760b21e33fc52ff377db6aa5086c680