Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) before 0.10.0 allows local users to gain root privileges because code running as root performs write operations within a user home directory, and this user may have created links in advance (exploitation requires the user to win a race condition in the ~/.Xauthority chown case, but not other cases).
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade sddm | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade sddm-branding-openSUSEUpgrade sddm | Dec 9, 2016 | Dec 9, 2016 |
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