The user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb function in /usr/libexec/accounts-daemon in AccountsService before 0.6.22 does not properly check the UID when copying an icon file to the system cache directory, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a race condition.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2012-07-22T17:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T19:42:32.438Z
Reserved: 2012-05-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-2737

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-07-22T17:55:02.913
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-2737

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