Lack of data validation - Path Traversal In gdm
Description
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/.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Ecosystem | Component | Affected version | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|---|
 rpm rhel5 | 1:2.16.0-59.el5_9.1 | ||
rpm rhel5 | 0:8.45.42-2.el5_9.1 |
Aliases
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