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CVE-2011-0729
Published: Apr 29, 2011
Modified: Sep 16, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397
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44214
third-party-advisory
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http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
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https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7
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ADV-2011-1032
vdb-entry
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47502
vdb-entry
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USN-1115-1
vendor-advisory
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