CVE-2011-4613
N/A
Published: February 5, 2014 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxX server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=652249Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2364Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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