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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...

6.9 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.28%Down 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.9

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.

Record
CVE-2010-0436
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2010-0436
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0467No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2010-0467
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pq8f-75fc-mgwfNo score

Race condition in backend/ctrl.c in KDM in KDE Software Compilation (SC) 2.2.0 through 4.4.2...

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.

Record
GHSA-pq8f-75fc-mgwf
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10023-1No score

fileshareset-2.0-73.6 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the fileshareset-2.0-73.6 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10023-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kdebase
Debian:5.0
before 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6+lenny1, plus listed versions
4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6
4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6+lenny1
kdebase
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
kdebase-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
kdebase-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
before 6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
kdebase
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
kdebase-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
kdebase-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
before 6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
kdebase
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
kdebase-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
kdebase-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
before 6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kdebase
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
kdebase-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
kdebase-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
before 6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
6:3.3.1-13.el4_8.1
kdebase
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
before 6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
kdebase-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
before 6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
kdebase-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
before 6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
kdebase
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
before 6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
kdebase-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
before 6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
kdebase
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
kdebase-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
kdebase-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
before 6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
6:3.5.4-21.el5_5.1
kdebase3
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 4.11.22-6.8
4.11.22-6.8

History

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In short

CVE-2010-0436 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Kde Sc, published April 15, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in kdebase 4:3.5.9.dfsg.1-6+lenny1.

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