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An issue was discovered in Cinnamon 1.9.2 through 3.8.6. The cinnamon-settings-users.py GUI runs as root and allows configuration of (for example) other users' icon files in _on_face_browse_menuitem_activated and _on_face_menuitem_activated. These icon files are written to the respective user's $HOME/.face location. If an unprivileged user prepares a symlink pointing to an arbitrary location, then this location will be overwritten with the icon content.
Base Score
8.1
| Base Score | 8.1 |
|---|---|
| Vector String | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| Base Severity | High |
| Version | 3.0 |
| Attack Vector (AV) | NETWORK |
