Description
debian/guest-account in Light Display Manager (lightdm) 1.0.x before 1.0.6 and 1.1.x before 1.1.7, as used in Ubuntu Linux 11.10, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a space in the name of a file in /tmp. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT per ADT1/ADT2 due to different codebases and affected versions. CVE-2012-6648 has been assigned for the gdm-guest-session issue.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-0966 | debian/guest-account in Light Display Manager (lightdm) 1.0.x before 1.0.6 and 1.1.x before 1.1.7, as used in Ubuntu Linux 11.10, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a space in the name of a file in /tmp. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT per ADT1/ADT2 due to different codebases and affected versions. CVE-2012-6648 has been assigned for the gdm-guest-session issue. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1399-1 | gdm-guest-session vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1399-2 | Light Display Manager vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T18:45:25.953Z
Reserved: 2012-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-0943
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-05-22T23:55:02.830
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2012-0943
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN