debian · CVE-2011-1709

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Priority: unimportant Published: Updated: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:50:59 GMT

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Tracker summary

CVE-2011-1709 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gdm3), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

Description:

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.32.2, when glib 2.28 is used, enables execution of a web browser with the uid of the gdm account, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the x-scheme-handler/http MIME type.

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