# CVE-2018-13054: cinnamon-common: An issue was discovered in Cinnamon 1.9.2 through 3.8.6

CVE-2018-13054 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by cinnamon 3.6.7-8ubuntu1+esm1, released July 2, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-13054
- Priority: High
- CVSS: n/a (High)
- EPSS: 0.0220
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jul 2, 2018

## Description

An issue was discovered in Cinnamon 1.9.2 through 3.8.6. The cinnamon-settings-users.py GUI runs as root and allows configuration of (for example) other users' icon files in _on_face_browse_menuitem_activated and _on_face_menuitem_activated. These icon files are written to the respective user's $HOME/.face location. If an unprivileged user prepares a symlink pointing to an arbitrary location, then this location will be overwritten with the icon content.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | cinnamon Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.6.7-8ubuntu1+esm1 | [cinnamon 3.6.7-8ubuntu1+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-cinnamon-3.6.7-8ubuntu1-esm1.md) | Jul 2, 2018 |
| Linux | cinnamon-common Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.6.7-8ubuntu1+esm1 | [cinnamon-common 3.6.7-8ubuntu1+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-cinnamon-common-3.6.7-8ubuntu1-esm1.md) | Jul 2, 2018 |

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