ELSA-2010-0348 Important: Enterprise Linux kdebase security update
7
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
04/15/2010
07/25/2018
12/20/2011
07/04/2017
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.
Solution(s)
- oracle-linux-upgrade-kdebase
- oracle-linux-upgrade-kdebase-devel
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