kfm as included with KDE 1.x can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
kfm as included with KDE 1.x can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a symlink attack in the kfm cache directory in /tmp.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00562 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.x | Vulnerable | KDE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 alpha | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:1.x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.x Vulnerable ·KDE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 alpha Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0610
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxjg-6pwx-g6rw
References
Sources
- CVE-2001-0610 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0610 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxjg-6pwx-g6rw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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