Description
The LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver before 1.11.2 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary lock file, which is handled differently if the file exists.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?id=6ba44b91e37622ef8c146d8f2ac92d708a18ed34
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2011-October/053680.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46460
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0939.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/49579
Scores
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
28.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (2)
x.org/x_server
1.11.0
x.org/x_server
< 1.11.1
Published
Jul 03, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026