Description
dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.
Published: 2011-04-29
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0742 dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1115-1 language-selector vulnerability
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Ubuntu Language-selector
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:30:55.795Z

Reserved: 2011-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-0729

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Status : Modified

Published: 2011-04-29T22:55:00.873

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-0729

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