Symlink Attack Vulnerability in X.Org xserver

CVE-2011-4029 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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