CVE-2010-0436

kdm privilege escalation flaw

Published Apr 15, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2037-1 New kdm packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0467 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-932-1 KDM vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:52 AM
Reserved
Jan 27, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 15, 2010, 5:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:16 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 13, 2010, 12:00 AM