Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Debian x11-common Package

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Debian x11-common Package

CVE-2012-1093 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

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