Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1351-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Hayawardh Vijayakumar discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled privileges when modifying the language settings on Ubuntu. A local attacker could exploit this issue to modify arbitrary files, and possibly create a denial of service or obtain increased privileges.
Affected
accountsservice on Ubuntu 11.10
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-4406 -
CVSS Base Score: 3.6
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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