gdm/guest-session-cleanup.sh in gdm-guest-session 0.24 and earlier, as used in Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS, 10.10, and 11.04, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a space in the name of a file in /tmp
Published May 22, 2014
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
gdm/guest-session-cleanup.sh in gdm-guest-session 0.24 and earlier, as used in Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS, 10.10, and 11.04, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a space in the name of a file in /tmp. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2012-0943 per ADT1/ADT2 due to different codebases and affected versions. CVE-2012-0943 is used for the guest-account issue.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.24
- 0.20
- 0.21
- 0.22
- 0.23
- 10.04
- 10.10
- 11.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 29.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 29.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00159) | 34.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1399-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lightdm/%2Bbug/953044 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://launchpadlibrarian.net/96474113/gdm-guest-session.secure-cleanup.debdiff x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1399-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lightdm/%2Bbug/953044 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://launchpadlibrarian.net/96474113/gdm-guest-session.secure-cleanup.debdiff | x_refsource_MISC |
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