Description
An issue was discovered in SDDM before 0.19.0. It incorrectly starts the X server in a way that - for a short time period - allows local unprivileged users to create a connection to the X server without providing proper authentication. A local attacker can thus access X server display contents and, for example, intercept keystrokes or access the clipboard. This is caused by a race condition during Xauthority file creation.
Published: 2020-11-04
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2436-1 sddm security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4783-1 sddm security update
History

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:15:00 +0000

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Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Opensuse Leap
Sddm Project Sddm
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-10-15T18:10:25.839Z

Reserved: 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-28049

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:33:56.915Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-04T19:15:12.137

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:22:16.820

Link: CVE-2020-28049

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