vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2018-13054: cinnamon -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Jul 2, 2018 | Feb 19, 2019 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 2, 2018
Added
Feb 19, 2019
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-cinnamon
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