| Name | CVE-2014-4910 |
| Description | Directory traversal vulnerability in tools/backlight_helper.c in X.Org xf86-video-intel 2.99.911 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the interface name. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| xserver-xorg-video-intel (PTS) | buster | 2:2.99.917+git20180925-2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2:2.99.917+git20200714-1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 2:2.99.917+git20210115-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
- xserver-xorg-video-intel <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-commit/2014-July/036840.html
only experimental, and xf86-video-intel-backlight-helper not installed setuid in Debian