CVE-2010-0436
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2010-0436 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kdebase) | RHSA-2010:0348 | 2010-04-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (kdebase) | RHSA-2010:0348 | 2010-04-14 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Sebastian Krahmer of SuSE Security Team for responsibly reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation