lightdm before 0.9.6 writes in .dmrc and Xauthority files using root permissions while the files are in user controlled folders. A local user can overwrite root-owned files via a symlink, which can allow possible privilege escalation.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2019-11-19T21:42:43

Updated: 2019-11-19T21:42:43

Reserved: 2011-08-30T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2011-3349

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2019-11-19T22:15:11.007

Modified: 2019-12-03T16:19:59.420


Link: CVE-2011-3349

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