Upstream information
Description
The LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver before 1.11.2 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files to 444, read those files, and possibly cause a denial of service (removed execution permission) via a symlink attack on a temporary lock file.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having low severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 1.9 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Note from the SUSE Security Team
Only openSUSE 11.3 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 were affected by this problem and received fixed packages. No other products were affected. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 722944 [RESOLVED / FIXED]SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2011:1292-1, published
- SUSE-SU-2012:0640-1, published Fri May 25 14:08:13 MDT 2012
- SUSE-SU-2012:0644-1, published Fri May 25 16:08:28 MDT 2012
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0227-1, published Fri Dec 8 15:48:31 2023
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: sledsp2-xorg-x11-server-rdp |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA xorg-x11-server-sdk-7.4-27.105.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.60.5 slessp2-xorg-x11-server-rdp |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.81.7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA xorg-x11-server-dmx-7.3.99-17.11.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA xorg-x11-Xvnc-7.4-27.105.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA xorg-x11-server-dmx-7.3.99-17.11.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA xorg-x11-server-sdk-7.4-27.105.1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: slessp2-xorg-x11-server-rdp |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | xorg-x11-server | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for SAP Enterprise Search | xorg-x11-server | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | xorg-x11-server | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | xorg-x11-server | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | xorg-x11-server | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP1 | xorg-x11-server | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | xorg-x11-server | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 | xorg-x11-server | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 19:18:47 2013CVE page last modified: Thu Jul 25 12:14:26 2024