Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44214Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/
- http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032Vendor Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44214Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/
- http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032Vendor Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 29, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified