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CVE-2010-0436

Race condition in backend/ctrl.c in KDM in KDE Software Compilation (SC) 2.2.0 through 4.4.2 allows local users to chang

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.00026
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
kde scall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD15 Apr 2010 · 05:30 PM
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10023-1
usnUSN-932-1
rhsaRHSA-2010:0348Important
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References & Sources

14
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/kdebase-workspace-4.3.5-CVE-2010-0436.diffPatch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039533.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0348.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39419Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39481
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