Description
kinit in KDE Frameworks before 5.23.0 uses weak permissions (644) for /tmp/xauth-xxx-_y, which allows local users to obtain X11 cookies of other users and consequently capture keystrokes and possibly gain privileges by reading the file.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=dece8fd89979cd1a86c03bcaceef6e9221e8d8cd
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kinit.git&a=commitdiff&h=72f3702dbe6cf15c06dc13da2c99c864e9022a58
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91769
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00001.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=358593
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kde.com/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.23.0.php
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160621-1.txt
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363140
Scores
CVSS v3
8.4
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (3)
kde/kde_frameworks
< 5.22.0
opensuse/leap
42.1
opensuse/opensuse
13.2
Published
Jul 13, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026