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CVE-2015-0856

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 cra

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Summary

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.

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References 5

securityfocus.com

lists.fedoraproject.org

GitHub · sddm/sddm

openwall.com