CVE-2011-3153

Publication date 15 November 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

dmrc.c in Light Display Manager (aka LightDM) before 1.1.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.dmrc.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
lightdm 12.10 quantal
Fixed 1.0.6-0ubuntu3
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1.0.6-0ubuntu3
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 1.0.6-0ubuntu1.1
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
lightdm

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1262-1
    • Light Display Manager vulnerabilities
    • 15 November 2011

Other references