X11R6 3.3.3 Symlink Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/326/info There is a symlink vulnerability known to exist under most modern linux and NetBSD distributions. It involves /tmp/.X11-unix and the tendency to follow to/overwrite the file pointed to if a symlink. It may be...

gdm: TOCTTOU race condition on /tmp/.X11-unix

GNOME Display Manager gdm before 2.21.1 allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on /tmp/.X11-unix/...

PT-2013-1177

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions gdm versions prior to 2.21.1 gdm-docs versions 2.16.0 gdm-debuginfo versions 2.16.0 initscripts versions 8.45.42 initscripts-debuginfo versions 8.45.42 Description The issue allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary directories via...

gdm security update

gdm 2.16.0-59.0.1.el59.1 - Fix gdmconfig memory leaks orabug 12734629 2.16.0-59.1 - Don't try to pre-create directories that are internal implementation details of X. Resolves: 997619 CVE-2013-4169 initscripts 8.45.42-2.0.1.el59.1 - Do not rename eth devices. Orabug 14266688. Apply upstream...