CVE-2012-1093

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Debian x11-common versions prior to 1:7.6+12

Description The init script in the Debian x11-common package is vulnerable to a symlink attack, which can lead to a privilege escalation during package installation.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1:7.6+12, update to version 1:7.6+12 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting package installation privileges to minimize the risk of exploitation.