CVE-2024-36041 Missing authorization in n/a
Local attackers can access the session manager to execute arbitrary code as the victim on next boot due to missing host-based authentication checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-36041?
CVE-2024-36041 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36041?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (2)
plasma5-workspace SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6 | All versions | 5.27.11-bp156.3.3.1 |
plasma5-workspace openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 5.27.11-bp156.3.3.1 |
Products include Kde Plasma-Workspace.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36041?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-36041 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36041 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36041, DLA-3827-1, DSA-5723-1, GHSA-7xfq-9m67-9j5j, MGASA-2024-0214, OESA-2024-1937 and 5 more.