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Re: X.Org intel driver dev snapshots, backlight helper issue


From: cve-assign () mitre org
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 03:46:14 -0400 (EDT)

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http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-commit/2014-July/036840.html

xf86_video_intel_backlight_helper will be installed setuid

(only beta versions have it)

Use CVE-2014-4910 for the

    - don't allow '/' in the interface name to avoid escaping the /sys
      hierarchy

issue.

At present, there is no CVE ID for the

    - check snprintf() return value for overflow.

issue. We are not sure whether this has any impact beyond triggering
an attempt to use an unintended filename under /sys/class/backlight/.

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CVE assignment team, MITRE CVE Numbering Authority
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