The LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver before 1.11.2 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files to 444, read those files, and possibly cause a denial of service (removed execution permission) via a symlink attack on a temporary lock file.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2012-07-03T19:00:00Z
Updated: 2024-09-17T03:18:31.736Z
Reserved: 2011-10-09T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2011-4029
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-07-03T19:55:01.867
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:31:43.383
Link: CVE-2011-4029
Redhat