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libx11 — security advisory
The Xinput module (modules/im/ximcp/imLcIm.c) in X.Org libX11 1.0.2 and 1.0.3 opens a file for reading twice using the same file descriptor, which causes a file descriptor leak that allows local users to read files specified by the XCOMPOSEFILE environment variable via the duplicate file descriptor.
- Products
- libx11
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2:1.0.3-3
- CVEs
- CVE-2006-5397
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:12 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The Xinput module (modules/im/ximcp/imLcIm.c) in X.Org libX11 1.0.2 and 1.0.3 opens a file for reading twice using the same file descriptor, which causes a file descriptor leak that allows local users to read files specified by the XCOMPOSEFILE environment variable via the duplicate file descriptor.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5397
libx11
Fixed versions: 2:1.0.3-3
libx11
Fixed versions: 2:1.0.3-3
libx11
Fixed versions: 2:1.0.3-3
Complete source record
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