kdm privilege escalation flaw
Published Apr 15, 2010
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.28%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.2.0
- 3.5.10
- 4.1.2
- 4.2.2
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.4
- 4.3.5
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kdebase-6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0348
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kdebase-6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0348
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kdebase-6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0348 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kdebase-6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0348 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 18.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.28% (0.00279) | 19.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00026) | 4.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/kdebase-workspace-4.3.5-CVE-2010-0436.diff x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-April/039533.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0348.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39419 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39481 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39506 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2037 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100413-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39467 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0879 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0436 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=570613 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57823 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0436
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9999 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0436
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.