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TI-2012-02368 Aliases CVE-2012-2737GHSA-26ch-x2j2-w6vx

The user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb function in /usr/libexec/accounts-daemon in…

Priority LOW 10CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb function in /usr/libexec/accounts-daemon in AccountsService before 0.6.22 does not properly check the UID when copying an icon file to the system cache directory, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a race condition.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00364 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.6.21VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.3VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.4VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.5VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.6VulnerableRay Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.6.21 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.6 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.7VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.8VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.9VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.10VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.11VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.12VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.13VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.14VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.15VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.16VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.17VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.18VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.19VulnerableRay Stode
cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.20VulnerableRay Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.7 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.8 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.9 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.10 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.11 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.12 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.13 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.14 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.15 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.16 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.17 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.18 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.19 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode
  • cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.20 Vulnerable ·Ray Stode

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2737
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26ch-x2j2-w6vx

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 3

Other 4

Sources

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