CVE-2010-0746

DeviceKit: Privilege escalation via pluggable storage device labels

Published Jan 13, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in DeviceKit-disks in DeviceKit, as used in Fedora 11 and 12 and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain privileges via .. (dot dot) sequences in the label for a pluggable storage device.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0772 Directory traversal vulnerability in DeviceKit-disks in DeviceKit, as used in Fedora 11 and 12 and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain privileges via .. (dot dot) sequences in the label for a pluggable storage device.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:59 AM
Reserved
Feb 26, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 13, 2014, 9:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:16 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 16, 2009, 12:00 AM