Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 24, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-0856
CVE-2015-0856
Description
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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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.12.0
- (no CPE)range: <0.13.0
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
4- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86nvdVendor Advisory
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