CVE-2018-13054
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.8.8-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.8.8-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.8.8-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.8.8-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.8.8-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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