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high 7.3

CVE-2024-36041 json

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…

published 2024-07-05 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-35851

cvss
7.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • kde plasma-workspace 5.27.11.1, 6.0.5.1
  • plasma-workspace Debian 12 4:5.27.5-2+deb12u2
  • plasma-workspace Debian 14, Debian 13 4:5.27.11.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36041

  • plasma-workspace Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 4:5.18.8-0ubuntu0.2
  • plasma-workspace Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 4:5.24.7-0ubuntu0.2
  • plasma-workspace Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 4:5.27.11-0ubuntu4.1
  • plasma-workspace Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 4:5.5.5.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36041

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • plasma5-workspace Package Hub 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 5.27.11-bp156.3.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:0161-1

  • plasma-workspace Alpine 3.21, Alpine 3.20 6.0.5.1
  • plasma-workspace Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 6.0.5.1-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2024-36041

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2024-36041 updated cvss 7.8

plasma-workspace/ksmserver: Unauthorized users can access session manager

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • kde plasma-workspace

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-613 DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration

References

Sources

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