CVE-2010-0436

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

7.0

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.026

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
(RHSA-2010:0348) Important: kdebase security update kdebase-3.5.4-21.el5_5.1.i386.rpm	Linux
(RHSA-2010:0348) Important: kdebase security update kdebase-3.5.4-21.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm	Linux
(RHSA-2010:0348) Important: kdebase security update kdebase-devel-3.5.4-21.el5_5.1.i386.rpm	Linux
(RHSA-2010:0348) Important: kdebase security update kdebase-devel-3.5.4-21.el5_5.1.x86_64.rpm	Linux

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234