Description
lightdm before 1.0.9 does not properly close file descriptors before opening a child process, which allows local users to write to the lightdm log or have other unspecified impact.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.6/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00019.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q1/557Exploit
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q1/566Exploit
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/927060Exploit
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=745339Exploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-03/msg00019.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q1/557Exploit
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2012/q1/566Exploit
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/927060Exploit
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=745339Exploit
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 27, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified