Upstream information
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).SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 7.2 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
Integrity Impact | Complete |
Availability Impact | Complete |
List of released packages
Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
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openSUSE Leap 15.0 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.0 GA sddm-0.17.0-lp150.8.1 |
openSUSE Leap 15.2 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.2 GA sddm-0.18.0-lp152.4.11 |
openSUSE Leap 15.3 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.3 GA sddm-0.18.0-lp153.1.31 |
openSUSE Leap 15.4 |
| Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.4 GA sddm-0.19.0-lp154.3.6 |
openSUSE Tumbleweed |
| Patchnames: openSUSE Tumbleweed GA sddm-0.14.0-2.1 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification.
Product(s) | Source package | State |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | rpmlint | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | rpmlint | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | rpmlint | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | rpmlint | Released |