Race condition in workspace/krunner/lock/lockdlg.cc in the KRunner lock module in kdebase…
Priority LOW 30CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Race condition in workspace/krunner/lock/lockdlg.cc in the KRunner lock module in kdebase in KDE SC 4.4.0 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass KScreenSaver screen locking and access an unattended workstation by pressing the Enter key at a certain time, related to multiple forked processes.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00281 20th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0923
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jgf-9www-j7x4
References
Patch 3
Other 9
- http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=226449
- [oss-security] 20100212 Re: Re: CVE Request: KDE screensaver unlock issue similar to GNOME one
- [oss-security] 20100212 Re: CVE Request: KDE screensaver unlock issue similar to GNOME one
- [oss-security] 20100217 Re: Re: CVE Request: KDE screensaver unlock issue similar to GNOME one
- [oss-security] 20100212 CVE Request: KDE screensaver unlock issue similar to GNOME one
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=579280
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20100217-1.txt
- http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/KDE/kdebase/workspace/krunner/lock/lockdlg.cc?r1=1089213&r2=1089212&pathrev=1089213
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217882
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Sources
- CVE-2010-0923 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0923 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8jgf-9www-j7x4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-0923 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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