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CVE-2013-4169

Published: 10 September 2013

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.21.1 allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on /tmp/.X11-unix/.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
only affected < 2.21.1

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
gdm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise Not vulnerable

quantal Not vulnerable

raring Not vulnerable

upstream Needs triage