CVE-2010-0436

Publication date 15 April 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
kdebase	9.10 karmic	Not affected
	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life
kdebase-workspace	9.10 karmic	Fixed 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu7.2
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 4:4.2.2-0ubuntu2.1
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 4:4.1.4-0ubuntu1~intrepid3.2
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
kdebase-workspace	Other: ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/kdebase-workspace-4.3.5-CVE-2010-0436.diff Debdiff: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase-workspace/+bug/562440

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-932-1
KDM vulnerability
19 April 2010

CVE-2010-0436

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Patch details

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Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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