Description (CNA)
The LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver before 1.11.2 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files to 444, read those files, and possibly cause a denial of service (removed execution permission) via a symlink attack on a temporary lock file.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2011-October/053680.html
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=b67581cf825940fdf52bf2e0af4330e695d724a4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46460
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0939.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49579
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.