
CVE catalog
CVE-2020-25697
Security update for xtrans
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.31% · Oct 25, 2026
A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server due to a lack of authentication for X11 clients. This flaw allows an attacker to take control of an X application by impersonating the server it is expecting to connect to.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.1-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.2-1ubuntu2.1+esm6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2+esm3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2+esm4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.3-1ubuntu2.2+esm5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.4-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.4+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.4+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.4-3ubuntu0.4+esm3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.8-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.9-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | pro | 2:1.6.9-2ubuntu1.6+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | 22.04 | 2:1.7.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | 22.04 | 2:1.7.2-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | 22.04 | 2:1.7.2-2build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | 22.04 | 2:1.7.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | 22.04 | 2:1.7.5-1ubuntu0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | 22.04 | 2:1.7.5-1ubuntu0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libx11 | 22.04 | 2:1.7.5-1ubuntu0.4 | vulnerable |
| Opensuse | xtrans | tumbleweed | 1.5.0-1.1 | fixed |
| Suse | xtrans | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 1.3.5-5.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | xtrans | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4 | 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | xtrans | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp5 | 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | xtrans | linux enterprise real time 15 sp3 | 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | xtrans | leap 15.4 | 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | xtrans | leap 15.5 | 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opensuse | xtrans | rpm | tumbleweed | 1.5.0-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12993-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | xtrans | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 1.3.5-5.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3189-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | xtrans | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4 | 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3190-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | xtrans | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp5 | 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3190-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | xtrans | rpm | linux enterprise real time 15 sp3 | 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3190-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | xtrans | rpm | leap 15.4 | 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3190-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | xtrans | rpm | leap 15.5 | 1.3.5-150000.3.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3190-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2023_3189-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:3189-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:3190-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-25697]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:12993-1]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2020/cve-2020-25697.json]
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