vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2016-3100: kinit -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jul 13, 2016 | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 13, 2016
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
Description
kinit in KDE Frameworks before 5.23.0 uses weak permissions (644) for /tmp/xauth-xxx-_y, which allows local users to obtain X11 cookies of other users and consequently capture keystrokes and possibly gain privileges by reading the file.
Solution
debian-upgrade-kinit
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