CVE-2018-10380 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.8 Published 8 May 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit a symlink vulnerability in kwallet-pam to gain ownership of arbitrary files, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-10380?

CVE-2018-10380 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 8 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

kwallet-pam in KDE KWallet before 5.12.6 allows local users to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10380?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Kde Plasma, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10380?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2018-10380 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10380, DSA-4200-1, GHSA-hqrj-vwqm-f24h, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10380, openSUSE-SU-2024:11141-1.