CVE-2011-3154
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- canonical/update-manager · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47024
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1284-1Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/881541
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47024
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1284-1Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/881541
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.