CVE-2014-7272

Published Mar 8, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) before 0.10.0 allows local users to gain root privileges because code running as root performs write operations within a user home directory, and this user may have created links in advance (exploitation requires the user to win a race condition in the ~/.Xauthority chown case, but not other cases).

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-7143 Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) before 0.10.0 allows local users to gain root privileges because code running as root performs write operations within a user home directory, and this user may have created links in advance (exploitation requires the user to win a race condition in the ~/.Xauthority chown case, but not other cases).
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 12:47 PM
Reserved
Oct 1, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 8, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:14 AM