samples/powerbtn/powerbtn.sh in acpid (aka acpid2) 2.0.16 and earlier uses the pidof program incorrectly, which allows local users to gain privileges by running a program with the name kded4 and a DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS environment variable containing commands.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | * | 2.0.16 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.0 (including) | 2.0.0 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.1 (including) | 2.0.1 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.2 (including) | 2.0.2 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.3 (including) | 2.0.3 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.4 (including) | 2.0.4 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.5 (including) | 2.0.5 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.6 (including) | 2.0.6 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.7 (including) | 2.0.7 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.8 (including) | 2.0.8 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.9 (including) | 2.0.9 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.10 (including) | 2.0.10 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.11 (including) | 2.0.11 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.12 (including) | 2.0.12 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.13 (including) | 2.0.13 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.14 (including) | 2.0.14 (including) |
| Acpid2 | Tedfelix | 2.0.15 (including) | 2.0.15 (including) |
| Acpid | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Acpid | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Acpid | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Acpid | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Acpid | Ubuntu | natty | * |
| Acpid | Ubuntu | oneiric | * |
| Acpid | Ubuntu | upstream | * |