Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 16, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2011-4406

Description

The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 does not properly drop privileges when changing language settings, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Canonical (company)/Accountsservice
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:accountsservice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=0.6.14
Canonical (company)/Ubuntu Linux
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21nvdPatch
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1nvdVendor Advisory
people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.htmlnvd

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