The LockServer function in os/utils.c in X.Org xserver...
Low severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 13, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Feb 1, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Jul 3, 2012
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 13, 2022
Last updated
Feb 1, 2023
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.
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