# CVE-2011-0727: GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dm

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-03-31 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1099-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43714
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025264
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057931.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43854
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0847
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0787
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66377
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0911
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:070
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2205
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0395.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47063
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0786
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gdm-list/2011-March/msg00020.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688323
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.1.news
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44021
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057333.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0797

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