CVE-2011-4028 | BDVDB-2026-50784 Detail

Description#

The LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver before 1.11.2 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary lock file, which is handled differently if the file exists.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=6ba44b91e37622ef8c146d8f2ac92d708a18ed34
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2011-October/053680.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/46460
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0939.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49579

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12012-07-03Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.