<p>Upgrade <code>Debian:9</code> <code>xorg-server</code> to version 2:1.17.2-1 or higher.</p>

Access Restriction Bypass Affecting xorg-server package, versions <2:1.17.2-1

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 0.04% (6^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-XORGSERVER-327096
published 1 Jul 2015
disclosed 1 Jul 2015

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Introduced: 1 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-3164 Open this link in a new tab CWE-264 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 xorg-server to version 2:1.17.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-server package and not the xorg-server package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The authentication setup in XWayland 1.16.x and 1.17.x before 1.17.2 starts the server in non-authenticating mode, which allows local users to read from or send information to arbitrary X11 clients via vectors involving a UNIX socket.