[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 972324] Re: server fails to start up if TMPDIR is set to something on a different filesystem from /var/lib/xkb

2013-03-25 Thread Alec Warner
There may also exist a security issue, where user alice creates specially crafted keymaps in /tmp/$HASH.xkm and then user bob launched X and the X system tries to re-use alice's evil keymap. I'm unsure if the X server keymap loader is exploitable, but it is likely that keymaps should not be shared

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 972324] Re: server fails to start up if TMPDIR is set to something on a different filesystem from /var/lib/xkb

2012-07-13 Thread David Lichteblau
There is a second issue with the failing rename operation that this bug report is referring to: The target file $TMPDIR/server- B20D7FC79C7F597315E3E501AEF10E0D866E8E92.xkm is apparently shared between servers and never gets deleted. So you cannot start multiple X servers as different users, beca

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 972324] Re: server fails to start up if TMPDIR is set to something on a different filesystem from /var/lib/xkb

2012-04-10 Thread Bryce Harrington
** Tags added: precise ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.

[Ubuntu-x-swat] [Bug 972324] Re: server fails to start up if TMPDIR is set to something on a different filesystem from /var/lib/xkb

2012-04-03 Thread Colin Watson
This appears to be caused by an Ubuntu-specific patch which we borrowed from Moblin. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/972324 Title: server fails to start up if TMPDIR is set