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CVE-2015-0856

Published: 24 November 2015

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.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
sddm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(0.13.0-1ubuntu5)
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (0.13.0)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Not vulnerable
(0.13.0-1ubuntu5)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593