CVE-2010-0436
Race 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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 20th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- kde/kde sc
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/kdebase-workspace-4.3.5-CVE-2010-0436.diffPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039533.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0348.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39419Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39481
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39506
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2037
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100413-1.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39467
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0879Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=570613
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57823
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9999
- ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/kdebase-workspace-4.3.5-CVE-2010-0436.diffPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039533.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0348.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39419Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39481
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39506
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2037
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100413-1.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39467
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0879Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=570613
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57823
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9999
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.