The user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb function in /usr/libexec/accounts-daemon in AccountsService before 0.6.22 does not properly check the UID when copying an icon file to the system cache directory, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a race condition.
                
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Advisories
    | Source | ID | Title | 
|---|---|---|
  EUVD | 
                EUVD-2012-2717 | The user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb function in /usr/libexec/accounts-daemon in AccountsService before 0.6.22 does not properly check the UID when copying an icon file to the system cache directory, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a race condition. | 
  Ubuntu USN | 
                USN-1485-1 | AccountsService vulnerability | 
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T19:42:32.438Z
Reserved: 2012-05-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-2737
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-07-22T17:55:02.913
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-2737
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 EUVD
 Ubuntu USN