CVE-2011-3154

Publication date 28 November 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py in Update Manager before 1:0.87.31.1, 1:0.134.x before 1:0.134.11.1, 1:0.142.x before 1:0.142.23.1, 1:0.150.x before 1:0.150.5.1, and 1:0.152.x before 1:0.152.25.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to obtain the XAUTHORITY file content for a user via a symlink attack on the temporary file.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
update-manager 11.10 oneiric
Fixed 1:0.152.25.5
11.04 natty
Fixed 1:0.150.5.1
10.10 maverick
Fixed 1:0.142.23.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1:0.134.11.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1:0.87.31.1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1284-1
    • Update Manager vulnerabilities
    • 28 November 2011

Other references