CVE-2017-15131
High
Description
It was found that system umask policy is not being honored when creating XDG user directories, since Xsession sources xdg-user-dirs.sh before setting umask policy. This only affects xdg-user-dirs before 0.15.5 as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Freedesktop Xdg-user-dirs
PublishedJan 9, 2018
First seenJan 9, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-284Improper access control
How to fix
Update
- freedesktop xdg-user-dirs0.15.5 or later
Vendor advisories
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| freedesktop xdg-user-dirs | v < 0.15.5 | 0.15.5 |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 7.0 | — |
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