CVE - CVE-2010-0436

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-0436	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:39419 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/39419 MISC:39467 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39467 MISC:39481 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/39481 MISC:39506 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/39506 MISC:ADV-2010-0879 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0879~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:DSA-2037 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2037 MISC:FEDORA-2010-6605 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039533.html MISC:RHSA-2010:0348 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0348.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2010:009 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html MISC:ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/kdebase-workspace-4.3.5-CVE-2010-0436.diff URL:ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/kdebase-workspace-4.3.5-CVE-2010-0436.diff MISC:http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100413-1.txt URL:http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100413-1.txt MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=570613 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=570613 MISC:kde-kdm-privilege-escalation(57823) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57823 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9999 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9999
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20100127	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20100127)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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