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CVE-2011-3154

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Published: Apr 17, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

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1.9
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py in Update Manager before 1:0.87.31.1, 1:0.134.x before 1:0.134.11.1, 1:0.142.x before 1:0.142.23.1, 1:0.150.x before 1:0.150.5.1, and 1:0.152.x before 1:0.152.25.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to obtain the XAUTHORITY file content for a user via a symlink attack on the temporary file.

Affected (10)

Canonical
2 products
Ubuntu Linux
Update Manager
Configuration A
10 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 10.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 10.10
Ubuntu Linux
Version 11.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 11.10
Ubuntu Linux
Version 8.04
Canonical
Update Manager
Up to 1\:0.87.24
Update Manager
Version 1\ 0.134.7
Update Manager
Version 1\ 0.142.19
Update Manager
Version 1\ 0.150
Update Manager
Version 1\ 0.152.25

Related CWEs

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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