CVE-2017-8933

Publication date 15 May 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.3 · Low

Score breakdown

Description

Libmenu-cache 1.0.2 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (menu unavailability).

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
menu-cache 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.0.2-1ubuntu0.1
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.5.1-1ubuntu1.1

Notes

seth-arnold

The security fix only works when compiled against a new-enough glib: 2.28.0. The commit message also says only menu-cache >= 0.7.0.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
menu-cache

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 3.3 · Low

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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