CVE-2010-0436

N/A Unknown
Published: April 15, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/kdebase-workspace-4.3.5-CVE-2010-0436.diff
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039533.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0348.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/39419
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39481
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/39506
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2037
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100413-1.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39467
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0879
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=570613
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57823
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9999
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/kdebase-workspace-4.3.5-CVE-2010-0436.diff
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039533.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0348.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39419
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39481
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39506
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100413-1.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39467
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0879
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=570613
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57823
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9999
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
7th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

kde

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