CVE-2011-3154

Published Apr 17, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 1.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3121 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1284-1 Update Manager vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:22 PM
Reserved
Aug 16, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 17, 2014, 2:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:32 PM