CVE-2013-1940 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2013-1940?

CVE-2013-1940 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 13 May 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

X.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1 does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1940?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, X X.org-Xserver.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1940?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-1940 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1940 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1940, DSA-2661-1, GHSA-hmm5-mg2w-wrfw, RHSA-2013:1620.