samples/powerbtn/powerbtn.sh in acpid (aka acpid2) 2.0.16 and earlier uses the pidof program incorrectly, which allows local users to gain privileges by running a program with the name kded4 and a DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable containing commands.
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References
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpid/+bug/893821 |
History
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2012-08-29T22:00:00Z
Updated: 2024-09-17T04:18:48.168Z
Reserved: 2011-07-19T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2011-2777
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-08-29T22:55:01.160
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:28:57.427
Link: CVE-2011-2777
Redhat
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