| Name | CVE-2006-5215 |
| Description | The Xsession script, as used by X Display Manager (xdm) in NetBSD before 20060212, X.Org before 20060317, and Solaris 8 through 10 before 20061006, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, or read another user's Xsession errors file, via a symlink attack on a /tmp/xses-$USER file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| xdm (PTS) | jessie | 1:1.1.11-1 | fixed |
| buster, bullseye, stretch, bookworm | 1:1.1.11-3 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:1.1.11-6 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xdm | source | (unstable) | 1:1.0.5-1 | low |
[sarge] - xfree86 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
probably fixed earlier than 1:1.0.5