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TI-2015-02796 Aliases CVE-2015-3164GHSA-fww3-c3xq-2xqg

The authentication setup in XWayland 1.16.x and 1.17.x before 1.17.2 starts the server in…

Priority LOW 17CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The authentication setup in XWayland 1.16.x and 1.17.x before 1.17.2 starts the server in non-authenticating mode, which allows local users to read from or send information to arbitrary X11 clients via vectors involving a UNIX socket.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00393 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.0Vulnerablex.org
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.1Vulnerablex.org
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.1.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.1.901Vulnerablex.org
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.2Vulnerablex.org
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.2.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.2.901Vulnerablex.org
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.3Vulnerablex.org
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.0Vulnerablex.org
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.4Vulnerablex.org
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.99.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.99.901Vulnerablex.org
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.0 Vulnerable ·x.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.1 Vulnerable ·x.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.1.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.1.901 Vulnerable ·x.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.2 Vulnerable ·x.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.2.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.2.901 Vulnerable ·x.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.3 Vulnerable ·x.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.0 Vulnerable ·x.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.4 Vulnerable ·x.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.99.901:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.99.901 Vulnerable ·x.org
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.99.902:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.16.99.902Vulnerablex.org
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17.1Vulnerablex.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.16.99.902:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.16.99.902 Vulnerable ·x.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:1.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17.1 Vulnerable ·x.org

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3164
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fww3-c3xq-2xqg

References

Advisory 3

Sources

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