openSUSE Security Update : kde4-kdm (kde4-kdm-2134)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 45536

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The KDE KDM contains a local race condition which allows to make arbitrary files world-writable. CVE-2010-0436 has been assigned to this issue.

Solution

Update the affected kde4-kdm packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=584223

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 45536

File Name: suse_11_1_kde4-kdm-100315.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/15/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kde4-kgreeter-plugins, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kdebase4-workspace-ksysguardd, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kdebase4-workspace-branding-upstream, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kde4-kwin, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kde4-kdm-branding-upstream, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kde4-kdm, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kdebase4-workspace, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kdebase4-workspace-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0436