CVE-2011-0729

dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.

• CWE-264

• http://secunia.com/advisories/44214Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502Patch
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/
• http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032Vendor Advisory
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397
• https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44214Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502Patch
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/
• http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032Vendor Advisory
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397
• https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7Patch

Published

Apr 29, 2011

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

• How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
• Autonomous PentestingAI agents that find and validate exploitable vulnerabilities like this one across your applications.
• PR ReviewsPentest every pull request so vulnerable code is caught before it ships to production.
• AI Penetration TestingHow AI-driven penetration testing continuously covers your attack surface.

• CVE-2011-0723FFmpeg 0.5.x, as used in MPlayer and other products, allows …
• CVE-2011-0724The Live DVD for Edubuntu 9.10, 10.04 LTS, and 10.10 does no…
• CVE-2011-0725Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the org.debian.apt.…
• CVE-2011-0726The do_task_stat function in fs/proc/array.c in the Linux ke…
• CVE-2011-0727GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local u…
• CVE-2011-0728Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in templatefunction…
• CVE-2011-0730Eucalyptus before 2.0.3 and Eucalyptus EE before 2.0.2, as u…
• CVE-2011-0731Buffer overflow in the DB2 Administration Server (DAS) compo…
• CVE-2011-0732Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM Tivoli Integrate…
• CVE-2011-0733Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion…
• CVE-2011-0734Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion…
• CVE-2011-0735Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion…