The LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver before 1.11.2 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary lock file, which is handled differently if the file exists.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-07-03T19:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:54:10.506Z

Reserved: 2011-10-09T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2011-4028

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2012-07-03T19:55:01.757

Modified: 2020-08-24T17:14:32.020

Link: CVE-2011-4028

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-10-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-4028 - Bugzilla