CVE-2019-19520
xlock in OpenBSD 6.6 allows local users to gain the privileges of the auth group by providing a LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH environment variable, because...
- Published
- Dec 4, 2019
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 4, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 69.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
xlock in OpenBSD 6.6 allows local users to gain the privileges of the auth group by providing a LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH environment variable, because xenocara/lib/mesa/src/loader/loader.c mishandles dlopen.
Sources
2- local-exploitsExploit
Various local exploits
- Openbsd-Privilege-EscalationExploit
Script that automates the process of escalating privileges on openbsd system (CVE-2019-19520) by exploiting the xlock binary and againing it's sgid and escalating to the root user by (CVE-2019-19522) exploiting the privileges of auth group and adding keys to the Skey or Yubikey
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