LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4054 LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1262-1 Light Display Manager vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:01:50.376Z

Reserved: 2011-10-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-4105

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-02-17T23:55:01.730

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-4105

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