# CVE-2013-2190: The translate\_hierarchy\_event function in x11/clutter-device-manager-xi2.c in Clutter, when resuming the system, does not properly handle XI

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-10-17 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The translate_hierarchy_event function in x11/clutter-device-manager-xi2.c in Clutter, when resuming the system, does not properly handle XIQueryDevice errors when a device has "disappeared," which causes the gnome-shell to crash and allows physically proximate attackers to access the previous gnome-shell session via unspecified vectors.

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## References

- https://git.gnome.org/browse/clutter/commit/?h=clutter-1.14&id=e310c68d7b38d521e341f4e8a36f54303079d74e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/19/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980111
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=701974
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00014.html
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/clutter/commit/?h=clutter-1.16&id=d343cc6289583a7b0d929b82b740499ed588b1ab

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