CVE-2011-0727

NameCVE-2011-0727
DescriptionGNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2205-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
gdm3 (PTS)buster3.30.2-3fixed
bullseye3.38.2.1-1fixed
bookworm43.0-3fixed
trixie45.0.1-3fixed
sid46~rc-1fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gdmsource(unstable)(not affected)
gdm3sourcesqueeze2.30.5-6squeeze2DSA-2205-1
gdm3source(unstable)2.30.5-9

Notes

- gdm <not-affected> (Affected code was introduced in 2.28)

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