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GHSA-VGG4-R596-Q6V8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:59 – Updated: 2025-04-11 03:46

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dbus_backend/lsd.py in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not validate the arguments to the (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv and (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv functions, which allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a string argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0729.

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CVE-2011-1842 (GCVE-0-2011-1842)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-05-03 00:03 – Updated: 2024-08-06 22:37

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

8 references

URL	Tags
https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://secunia.com/advisories/44214	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-sel…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032	vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU

Date Public

2011-04-19 00:00

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GHSA-VGG4-R596-Q6V8

CVE-2011-1842 (GCVE-0-2011-1842)

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