Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2011-2504 is an old local privilege-escalation issue in x11perfcomp from XFree86 x11perf before 1.5.4. A local user could abuse an unsafe search path to run untrusted code from the current directory. Business urgency depends on whether legacy X11 performance tooling is installed and accessible. Exposure is most plausible on legacy Unix/Linux systems carrying XFree86 or X.Org x11perf before 1.5.4. Internet-facing exposure is not indicated; this requires local user access and the vulnerable utility being present. Treat this as a legacy hygiene issue unless vulnerable packages are found on shared systems. Prioritize remediation where untrusted local users, multi-user hosts, or old workstation images still exist. Mitigation focus: Upgrade x11perf to 1.5.4 or later where available.; Apply vendor-fixed packages referenced by relevant Linux advisories.; Remove x11perf from systems that do not need X11 benchmarking tools..
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- x11perf-priv-esc(82241)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717672CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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