CVE-2011-4029
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 3, 2012
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 9, 2011
Description
The LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver before 1.11.2 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files to 444, read those files, and possibly cause a denial of service (removed execution permission) via a symlink attack on a temporary lock file.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [xorg] 20111018 X.Org security advisory: xserver locking code issuesmailing-list
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=b67581cf825940fdf52bf2e0af4330e695d724a4
- 46460third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2012:0939vendor-advisory
- 49579third-party-advisory
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