CVE-2012-2737

Publication date 28 June 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb function in /usr/libexec/accounts-daemon in AccountsService before 0.6.22 does not properly check the UID when copying an icon file to the system cache directory, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a race condition.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
accountsservice 12.10 quantal
Fixed 0.6.15-2ubuntu10
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 0.6.15-2ubuntu9.1
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.2
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
accountsservice

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1485-1
    • AccountsService vulnerability
    • 28 June 2012

Other references