CVE-2010-0436

Summary

CVECVE-2010-0436
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-04-15 17:30:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-19 01:30:00 UTC
DescriptionRace condition in backend/ctrl.c in KDM in KDE Software Compilation (SC) 2.2.0 through 4.4.2 allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files, and consequently gain privileges, by blocking the removal of a certain directory that contains a control socket, related to improper interaction with ksm.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Kde Kde Sc 2.2.0 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 3.5.10 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.1.2 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.2.2 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.3.0 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.3.1 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.3.4 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.3.5 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.4.0 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.4.1 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.4.2 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 2.2.0 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 3.5.10 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.1.2 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.2.2 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.3.0 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.3.1 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.3.4 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.3.5 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.4.0 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.4.1 All All All
Application Kde Kde Sc 4.4.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
570613 – (CVE-2010-0436) CVE-2010-0436 kdm privilege escalation flaw CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
Debian update for kdm - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:009 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Ubuntu update for kdebase-workspace - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
Red Hat update for kdebase - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/kdebase-workspace-4.3.5-CVE-2010-043... CONFIRM ftp.kde.org Patch
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2037-1 kdm (kdebase) DEBIAN www.debian.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100413-1.txt CONFIRM www.kde.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: kdebase-workspace-4.4.2-5.fc13 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
KDE KDM Insecure File Permission Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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