CVE-2011-4029

N/A Unknown
Published: July 03, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver before 1.11.2 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files to 444, read those files, and possibly cause a denial of service (removed execution permission) via a symlink attack on a temporary lock file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=b67581cf825940fdf52bf2e0af4330e695d724a4
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2011-October/053680.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0939.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/46460
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49579
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=b67581cf825940fdf52bf2e0af4330e695d724a4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2011-October/053680.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0939.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/46460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49579
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.6%
44th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

x.org

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