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CVE-2011-3154 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/881541 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/47024 CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1284-1 CVEVendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/881541 [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/47024 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
canonical update-manager
<= 1\:0.87.24
1:0.134.7
1:0.142.19
1:0.150
1:0.152.25

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:update-manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:update-manager:1:0.134.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:update-manager:1:0.142.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:update-manager:1:0.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:update-manager:1:0.152.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
8.04 -
10.04 -
10.10
11.04
11.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-3154
NVD Published Date:
Apr 17, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]