Is CVE-2011-3154 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-3154 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3154?

CVE-2011-3154 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

CVE-2011-3154

LOW · CVSS 1.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeViewKDE.py in Update Manager before 1:0.87.31.1, 1:0.134.x before 1:0.134.11.1, 1:0.142.x before 1:0.142.23.1, 1:0.150.x before 1:0.150.5.1, and 1:0.152.x before 1:0.152.25.5 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to obtain the XAUTHORITY file content for a user via a symlink attack on the temporary file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 1.9 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
EPSS score: 0.3% (26th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-3121)
Published: April 17, 2014
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-3121 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / update-manager
canonical / update-manager
canonical / update-manager
canonical / update-manager
canonical / update-manager

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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