CVE-2011-1842

dbus_backend/lsd.py in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not validate the arguments to the (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv and (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv functions, which allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a string argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0729.

• CWE-20

• 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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397Exploit, Patch
• https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7
• 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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397Exploit, Patch
• https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7

Published

May 3, 2011

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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