CVE-2011-4029
N/A
Published: July 3, 2012 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorX server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=b67581cf825940fdf52bf2e0af4330e695d724a4Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2011-October/053680.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0939.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/46460Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/49579Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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