CVE-2011-2777 (GCVE-0-2011-2777)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-29 22:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 04:18
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Summary
samples/powerbtn/powerbtn.sh in acpid (aka acpid2) 2.0.16 and earlier uses the pidof program incorrectly, which allows local users to gain privileges by running a program with the name kded4 and a DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable containing commands.
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