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.
Published: 2010-04-15
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2037-1 New kdm packages fix privilege escalation
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0467 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-932-1 KDM vulnerability
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Kde Kde Sc
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:52:17.347Z

Reserved: 2010-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-0436

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-04-15T17:30:00.477

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-0436

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2010-04-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-0436 - Bugzilla

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