Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 3, 2011· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2011-1842

Description

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.

Affected products

113

Ubuntu/Language Selector113 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 112 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.6.6
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050531:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050609:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050614:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050808:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050811:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050819:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050819.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050822:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050823:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050824:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050912:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050926:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050927:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502nvdPatch
launchpad.net/bugs/764397nvdExploitPatch
secunia.com/advisories/44214nvdVendor Advisory
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032nvdVendor Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/nvd
www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255nvd
launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7nvd

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