CVE-2024-36041
plasma-workspace - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.10%
Description
KSmserver in KDE Plasma Workspace (aka plasma-workspace) before 5.27.11.1 and 6.x before 6.0.5.1 allows connections via ICE based purely on the host, i.e., all local connections are accepted. This allows another user on the same machine to gain access to the session manager, e.g., use the session-restore feature to execute arbitrary code as the victim (on the next boot) via earlier use of the /tmp directory.
How to fix CVE-2024-36041
To remediate CVE-2024-36041, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4:5.20.5-6+deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 4:5.14.5.1-1+deb10u1 or later
- —upgrade to 4:5.20.5-6+deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2024-36041 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 4:5.20.5-6+deb11u1
- from 0, < 4:5.14.5.1-1+deb10u1
- from 0, < 4:5.20.5-6+deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |