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CVE-2011-3154

N/A
Published: April 17, 2014 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorUbuntu LinuxUpdate Manager

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%
10.0410.1011.0411.108.04
Update Manager· Canonical
95%
v ≤ 1\:0.87.241:0.134.71:0.142.191:0.1501:0.152.25

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/47024
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1284-1
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/881541

CVSS

1.9LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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