CVE-2011-3349 (GCVE-0-2011-3349)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-19 21:42 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:29
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Summary
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.
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lightdm lightdm Affected: before 0.9.6
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