# CVE-2011-4406: The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 does not properly drop privileges when changing language settings, which all

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-04-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 does not properly drop privileges when changing language settings, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

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## References

- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1

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