| Name | CVE-2011-1709 |
| Description | GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.32.2, when glib 2.28 is used, enables execution of a web browser with the uid of the gdm account, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the x-scheme-handler/http MIME type. |
| Source | CVE (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 Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gdm3 (PTS) | bullseye | 3.38.2.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 43.0-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 48.0-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gdm | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| gdm3 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- gdm3 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code patched out in Debian package in sid, patched in 3.0.4 experimental)
- gdm <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)