CVE-2006-1057

security flaw

Published Apr 25, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Race condition in daemon/slave.c in gdm before 2.14.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack when gdm performs chown and chgrp operations on the .ICEauthority file.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1040-1 New gdm packages fix local root exploit
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-1061 Race condition in daemon/slave.c in gdm before 2.14.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack when gdm performs chown and chgrp operations on the .ICEauthority file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-278-1 gdm vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:56 PM
Reserved
Mar 7, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 25, 2006, 1:02 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:21 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 19, 2006, 12:00 AM