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Untriaged
created 1 month ago
lightdm before 0.9.6 writes in .dmrc and Xauthority files using …

lightdm before 0.9.6 writes in .dmrc and Xauthority files using root permissions while the files are in user controlled folders. A local user can overwrite root-owned files via a symlink, which can allow possible privilege escalation.

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lightdm
  • ==before 0.9.6

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