Description
DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py in Update Manager before 1:0.87.31.1, 1:0.134.x before 1:0.134.11.1, 1:0.142.x before 1:0.142.23.1, 1:0.150.x before 1:0.150.5.1, and 1:0.152.x before 1:0.152.25.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to obtain the XAUTHORITY file content for a user via a symlink attack on the temporary file.
Published: 2014-04-17
Score: 1.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3121 DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py in Update Manager before 1:0.87.31.1, 1:0.134.x before 1:0.134.11.1, 1:0.142.x before 1:0.142.23.1, 1:0.150.x before 1:0.150.5.1, and 1:0.152.x before 1:0.152.25.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to obtain the XAUTHORITY file content for a user via a symlink attack on the temporary file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1284-1 Update Manager vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux Update-manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:22:27.594Z

Reserved: 2011-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-3154

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-17T14:55:04.717

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2011-3154

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