CVE-2012-5560: Mate-Desktop Mate-Settings-Daemon

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The default configuration in mate-settings-daemon 1.5.3 allows local users to change the timezone for the system via a crafted D-Bus call.

Affected products

• Mate-Desktop Mate-Settings-Daemon: version 1.5.3 only

Published 2014-05-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.