dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.
References
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2011-04-29 15:55
Updated : 2011-07-13 21:00
NVD link : CVE-2011-0729
Mitre link : CVE-2011-0729
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Products Affected
ubuntu
- language-selector