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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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2022-10-03T16:15:17
Updated: 2022-10-03T16:15:17
Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-2777
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2012-08-29T22:55:01.160
Modified: 2012-12-20T05:00:00.000
Link: CVE-2011-2777
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