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CVE-2012-1093

Publication date 21 February 2020

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

The init script in the Debian x11-common package before 1:7.6+12 is vulnerable to a symlink attack that can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
xorg 22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish Ignored
21.04 hirsute Ignored
20.10 groovy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan Ignored
19.04 disco Ignored
18.10 cosmic Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.10 yakkety Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily Ignored
15.04 vivid Ignored
14.10 utopic Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Ignored
13.04 raring Ignored
12.10 quantal Ignored
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
11.10 oneiric Ignored
11.04 natty Ignored
10.10 maverick Ignored
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored

Notes

mdeslaur

xorg server is actually the xorg-server package the xorg package only contains docs

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H