CVE-1999-1347: Red Hat Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Xsession in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and earlier can allow local users with restricted accounts to bypass execution of the .xsession file by starting kde, gnome or anotherlevel from kdm.

Affected products

• Red Hat Linux: up to and including 6.1

Published 1999-10-07. Last modified 2026-06-16.