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.
References
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-28049 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/sddm/sddm/blob/v0.19.0/ChangeLog | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/sddm/sddm/releases | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4783 | Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00009.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00031.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GT3EX5NSQJJAKY63ENSMEDX6NYZLYY3S/ | Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2020-11-04 11:15
Updated : 2021-01-28 10:53
NVD link : CVE-2020-28049
Mitre link : CVE-2020-28049
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CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
sddm_project
- sddm
fedoraproject
- fedora
opensuse
- leap