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CVE-2013-4394
The SetX11Keyboard function in systemd, when PolicyKit Local Authority (PKLA) is used to change the group permissions on the X Keyboard…
Medium5.9EPSS 0.33%
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- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.9 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 73% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- GLSA-201612-34 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725357 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862324 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-2777 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20131001 Re: [CVE request] systemd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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