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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.0552
xorg-server security update
18 April 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: xorg-server
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 6
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Console/Physical
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-1940
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2661
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running xorg-server check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2661-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez
April 17, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : xorg-server
Vulnerability : information disclosure
Problem type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2013-1940
David Airlie and Peter Hutterer of Red Hat discovered that xorg-server,
the Xorg X server was vulnerable to an information disclosure flaw
related to input handling and devices hotplug.
When an X server is running but not on front (for example because of a VT
switch), a newly plugged input device would still be recognized and
handled by the X server, which would actually transmit input events to
its clients on the background.
This could allow an attacker to recover some input events not intended
for the X clients, including sensitive information.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:1.7.7-16.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:1.12.4-6.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:1.12.4-6.
We recommend that you upgrade your xorg-server packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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