Description
The Debian xscreensaver 5.42+dfsg1-1 package for XScreenSaver has cap_net_raw enabled for the /usr/libexec/xscreensaver/sonar file, which allows local users to gain privileges because this is arguably incompatible with the design of the Mesa 3D Graphics library dependency.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | xscreensaver | 5.45+dfsg1-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | xscreensaver | 5.45+dfsg1-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | xscreensaver | 5.45+dfsg1-2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | xscreensaver | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | xscreensaver | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | xscreensaver | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | xscreensaver | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | xscreensaver | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | xscreensaver | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | xscreensaver | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | xscreensaver | No fix yet | — |