CVE-2011-4028

NameCVE-2011-4028
DescriptionThe LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver before 1.11.2 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary lock file, which is handled differently if the file exists.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
xorg-server (PTS)buster2:1.20.4-1+deb10u4fixed
buster (security)2:1.20.4-1+deb10u14fixed
bullseye2:1.20.11-1+deb11u11fixed
bullseye (security)2:1.20.11-1+deb11u13fixed
bookworm2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5fixed
bookworm (security)2:21.1.7-3+deb12u7fixed
sid, trixie2:21.1.12-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
xorg-serversourcesqueeze2:1.7.7-14
xorg-serversource(unstable)2:1.11.1.901-2low

Notes

[lenny] - xorg-server <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=6ba44b91e37622ef8c146d8f2ac92d708a18ed34

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