| Name | CVE-2011-2777 |
| Description | samples/powerbtn/powerbtn.sh in acpid (aka acpid2) 2.0.16 and earlier uses the pidof program incorrectly, which allows local users to gain privileges by running a program with the name kded4 and a DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable containing commands. |
| 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 |
|---|
| acpid (PTS) | bullseye | 1:2.0.32-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:2.0.33-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:2.0.34-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| acpid | source | lenny | (not affected) | | | |
| acpid | source | squeeze | 1:2.0.7-1squeeze3 | | | |
| acpid | source | (unstable) | 1:2.0.14-1 | | | |
Notes
[lenny] - acpid <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)