CVE-2011-3349
First published: Tue Nov 19 2019(Updated: )
lightdm before 0.9.6 writes in .dmrc and Xauthority files using root permissions while the files are in user controlled folders. A local user can overwrite root-owned files via a symlink, which can allow possible privilege escalation.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Lightdm Project Lightdm | <0.9.6 | |
| debian/lightdm | 1.26.0-7 1.26.0-8 1.32.0-6 |
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Reference Links
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50506
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/834079
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3349
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151
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