Link Following Affecting cinnamon package, versions <3.8.8-1
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- published11 Jul 2018
- disclosed2 Jul 2018
Introduced: 2 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-13054 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable cinnamon to version 3.8.8-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cinnamon package and not the cinnamon package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Cinnamon 1.9.2 through 3.8.6. The cinnamon-settings-users.py GUI runs as root and allows configuration of (for example) other users' icon files in _on_face_browse_menuitem_activated and _on_face_menuitem_activated. These icon files are written to the respective user's $HOME/.face location. If an unprivileged user prepares a symlink pointing to an arbitrary location, then this location will be overwritten with the icon content.