The 'lightdm' package on Ubuntu 11.10 is missing an important security update to fix privilege handling flaws
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 18 |
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![]() | Ubuntu Update for lightdm USN-1262-1 | 16 Mar 201200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Ubuntu 11.10 : lightdm vulnerabilities (USN-1262-1) | 16 Nov 201100:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | openSUSE Security Update : lightdm (openSUSE-2011-12) | 13 Jun 201400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | openSUSE Security Update : lightdm (openSUSE-SU-2012:0354-1) | 13 Jun 201400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Light Display Manager vulnerabilities | 15 Nov 201100:00 | – | ubuntu |
![]() | liblightdm-gobject-1-0-1.21.1-1.1 on GA media | 15 Jun 202400:00 | – | osv |
![]() | CVE-2011-4105 | 17 Feb 201223:55 | – | debiancve |
![]() | CVE-2011-3153 | 6 Mar 201415:55 | – | debiancve |
![]() | CVE-2011-4105 | 17 Feb 201223:55 | – | cve |
![]() | CVE-2011-3153 | 6 Mar 201415:55 | – | cve |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1262-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840953");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-3153", "CVE-2011-4105");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-03-16 05:23:22 +0000 (Fri, 16 Mar 2012)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:04+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:04 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"1.9");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1262-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU11\.10");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-1262-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1262-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'lightdm' package(s) announced via the USN-1262-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that Light Display Manager incorrectly handled privileges
when reading .dmrc files. A local attacker could exploit this issue to read
arbitrary configuration files, bypassing intended permissions.
(CVE-2011-3153)
It was discovered that Light Display Manager incorrectly handled links when
adjusting permissions on .Xauthority files. A local attacker could exploit
this issue to access arbitrary files, and possibly obtain increased
privileges. In the default Ubuntu installation, this would be prevented
by the Yama link restrictions. (CVE-2011-4105)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'lightdm' package(s) on Ubuntu 11.10.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "UBUNTU11.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"liblightdm-gobject-1-0", ver:"1.0.6-0ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"liblightdm-qt-1-0", ver:"1.0.6-0ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lightdm", ver:"1.0.6-0ubuntu1.1", rls:"UBUNTU11.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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