CVE-2015-0856

Description

daemon/Greeter.cpp in sddm before 0.13.0 does not properly disable the KDE crash handler, which allows local users to gain privileges by crashing a greeter when using certain themes, as demonstrated by the plasma-workspace breeze theme.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-Announcement vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0856?
CVE-2015-0856 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0856?
To fix CVE-2015-0856, 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-2015-0856 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-0856 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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