GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade gdm3 | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade gdm | Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-apps/shadow.Upgrade media-sound/lastfmplayer.Upgrade gnome-base/gdm.Upgrade app-admin/syslog-ng.Upgrade net-misc/mrouted.Upgrade dev-util/qt-creator.Upgrade games-sports/racer-bin.Upgrade app-misc/ca-certificates.Upgrade dev-libs/xmlsec.Upgrade net-libs/libsoup.Upgrade dev-util/oprofile.Upgrade sys-cluster/resource-agents.Upgrade net-libs/webkit-gtk.Upgrade dev-php/PEAR-PEAR.Upgrade x11-apps/xrdb.Upgrade media-libs/fmod.Upgrade dev-vcs/gitolite.Upgrade media-libs/xine-lib.Upgrade app-office/gnucash.Upgrade net-analyzer/sflowtool.Upgrade dev-db/unixODBC.Upgrade net-misc/rsync.Upgrade dev-php/PEAR-Mail.Upgrade net-misc/vino.Upgrade sys-fs/lvm2. | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade gdm-user-switch-appletUpgrade gdm-plugin-smartcardUpgrade gdmUpgrade gdm-plugin-fingerprintUpgrade gdm-libs | Oct 16, 2024 | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gdm-langUpgrade gdmUpgrade gnome-applets-gdmUpgrade gdm-branding-upstream | Feb 17, 2015 | Mar 31, 2011 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade gdm | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 31, 2011 |
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