PT-2014-2105 · Linux · Kbd

Published 2014-04-16 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2011-0460

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions kbd versions 1.14.1 and earlier

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /dev/shm/defkeymap.map.

Recommendations For versions 1.14.1 and earlier, consider restricting access to the init script to prevent arbitrary file overwrites until a patch is available.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-0460

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10008-1

Affected Products

Kbd

References · 5

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00053.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0460 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10008-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0460 · Note
• https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663898 · Note