description: lightdm before 0.9.6 writes in .dmrc and Xauthority files using root permissions while the files are in user controlled folders. A local user can overwrite root-owned files via a symlink, which can allow possible privilege escalation.
problem types: Other
affected:
{
product: lightdm
vendor: lightdm
versions:
status: affected, version: before 0.9.6
}