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title: "CVE-2011-0523\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-0523

Publication date 13 August 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**High**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

gypsy 0.8 does not properly restrict the files that can be read while
running with root privileges, which allows local users to read otherwise
restricted files via unspecified vectors.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gypsy | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 0.8-0ubuntu3.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 0.8-0ubuntu2.1 |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 0.8-0ubuntu1.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0523?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| gypsy | * Other:   <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33431> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0523)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0523)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-0523)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0523)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0523>