CVE-2011-0729

Published Apr 29, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0742 dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1115-1 language-selector vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 11:30 PM
Reserved
Feb 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 29, 2011, 10:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:27 PM