Summary
Matthias Gerstner discovered that the cinnamon-settings-users utility in
Cinnamon did not safely handle symlinks. An unprivileged attacker could
potentially use this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files as root.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | cinnamon | 2.8.6-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | cinnamon | 3.6.7-8ubuntu1+esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
An issue was discovered in Cinnamon 1.9.2 through 3.8.6. The cinnamon-settings-users.py GUI runs as root and allows con…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-13054