CVE-2014-7272

Description

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).

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/280 patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149610 issue tracking
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141550.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141494.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/06/4 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7272?
CVE-2014-7272 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7272?
To fix CVE-2014-7272, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-7272 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-7272 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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