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CVE-2011-0727

Publication date 29 March 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

High

Why this priority?

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gdm 10.10 maverick
Fixed 2.30.5-0ubuntu4.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.30.2.is.2.30.0-0ubuntu5.1
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.28.1-0ubuntu2.3
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Notes

sbeattie

hardy's gdm does not contain the relevant code.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
gdm

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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