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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201201-16 (xkeyboard-config xorg-server)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201201-16.
Insight
Insight
A debugging functionality in the X.Org X Server that is bound to a hotkey by default can be used by local attackers to circumvent screen locking utilities.
Solution
Solution
All xkeyboard-config users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-misc/xkeyboard-config-2.4.1-r3' NOTE: The X.Org X Server 1.11 was only stable on the AMD64, ARM, HPPA, and x86 architectures. Users of the stable branches of all other architectures are not affected and will be directly provided with a fixed X Keyboard Configuration Database version.