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.
2018-07-02T14:29:00.213
2024-11-21T03:46:19.127
Modified
CVSSv3.0: 8.1 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
8.6
4.9
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 8.0 | Yes |
Application | linuxmint | cinnamon | ≤ 3.8.6 | Yes |