PT-2014-2105
CVE-2011-0460
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Published
2014-04-16
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 2.0
6.3
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
kbd versions 1.14.1 and earlier
Description
The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /dev/shm/defkeymap.map.
Recommendations
For versions 1.14.1 and earlier, consider restricting access to the init script to prevent arbitrary file overwrites until a patch is available.
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