CVE-2022-24986 Race condition in n/a
An attacker can intercept temporary files in KCron to execute unauthorized commands due to predictable filenames and race conditions.
- 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-2022-24986?
CVE-2022-24986 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
KDE KCron through 21.12.2 uses a temporary file in /tmp when saving, but reuses the filename during an editing session. Thus, someone watching it be created the first time could potentially intercept the file the following time, enabling that person to run unauthorized commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kde Kcron.
How do I fix CVE-2022-24986?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-24986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24986, GHSA-5xwv-qfcf-c76h, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24986, openSUSE-SU-2024:11881-1.