Ubuntu Security Notice 1262-1 - It was discovered that Light Display Manager incorrectly handled privileges when reading .dmrc files. A local attacker could exploit this issue to read arbitrary configuration files, bypassing intended permissions. It was discovered that Light Display Manager incorrectly handled links when adjusting permissions on .Xauthority files. A local attacker could exploit this issue to access arbitrary files, and possibly obtain increased privileges. In the default Ubuntu installation, this would be prevented by the Yama link restrictions. Various other issues were also addressed.
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