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Re: [LightDM] Version 1.0.6 released


From: Yves-Alexis Perez <corsac () debian org>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:54:09 +0100

On mer., 2011-11-02 at 11:42 -0400, Robert Ancell wrote:
Fixes a security issue where using ~/.Xauthority as a symlink would
cause LightDM to set the destination of the link to user ownership.
All users of 1.0.4 or 1.0.5 should upgrade immediately.

Overview of changes in lightdm 1.0.6

    * Use lchown for correcting ownership of ~/.Xauthority instead of chown


Could a CVE be assigned for this?

Regards,
-- 
Yves-Alexis

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