CVE-2011-0460

Publication date 16 April 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The init script in kbd, possibly 1.14.1 and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /dev/shm/defkeymap.map.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
kbd 13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Notes

sbeattie

may have been specific to the suse init script