UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0856
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0856
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0856.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0856
- Upstream
- Withdrawn
- 2025-07-18T16:43:09Z
- Published
- 2015-11-24T20:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-16T08:11:21.155630Z
- Severity
-
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / sddm
Package
- Name
- sddm
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/sddm@0.13.0-1ubuntu5?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed0.13.0-1ubuntu5
Affected versions
0.*
0.11.0-0ubuntu11
0.11.0-0ubuntu12
0.13.0-1ubuntu1
0.13.0-1ubuntu3
0.13.0-1ubuntu4
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "sddm",
"binary_version": "0.13.0-1ubuntu5"
},
{
"binary_name": "sddm-dbg",
"binary_version": "0.13.0-1ubuntu5"
},
{
"binary_name": "sddm-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "0.13.0-1ubuntu5"
},
{
"binary_name": "sddm-theme-circles",
"binary_version": "0.13.0-1ubuntu5"
},
{
"binary_name": "sddm-theme-elarun",
"binary_version": "0.13.0-1ubuntu5"
},
{
"binary_name": "sddm-theme-maldives",
"binary_version": "0.13.0-1ubuntu5"
},
{
"binary_name": "sddm-theme-maui",
"binary_version": "0.13.0-1ubuntu5"
}
]
}