UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0856

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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Withdrawn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
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.13.0-1ubuntu5

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 

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        {
            "binary_version": "0.13.0-1ubuntu5",
            "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"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}