The Xinput module (modules/im/ximcp/imLcIm.c) in X.Org libX11 1.0.2 and 1.0.3 opens a file for reading twice using the same file…

Description

The Xinput module (modules/im/ximcp/imLcIm.c) in X.Org libX11 1.0.2 and 1.0.3 opens a file for reading twice using the same file descriptor, which causes a file descriptor leak that allows local users to read files specified by the XCOMPOSEFILE environment variable via the duplicate file descriptor.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.36% · top 71% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• 22749 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20845 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8699 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4289 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 22642 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=xorg/lib/libX11.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=686bb8b35acf6cecae80fe89b2b5853f5816ce19 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:199 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• libx11-xinput-information-disclosure(29956) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 19:48 UTC.