Upstream information
Description
An issue was discovered in Cinnamon 1.9.2 through 3.8.6. The cinnamon-settings-users.py GUI runs as root and allows configuration of (for example) other users' icon files in _on_face_browse_menuitem_activated and _on_face_menuitem_activated. These icon files are written to the respective user's $HOME/.face location. If an unprivileged user prepares a symlink pointing to an arbitrary location, then this location will be overwritten with the icon content.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.8 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.1 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- openSUSE-SU-2018:2121-1, published Fri Dec 8 15:48:40 2023
- openSUSE-SU-2018:2125-1, published Fri Dec 8 15:48:40 2023
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-2019-534 |
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Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated.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 under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | polkit-default-privs | Already fixed |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Feb 27 14:30:23 2018CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 17:17:53 2023