#VU60903 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in kcron - CVE-2022-24986
Published: February 28, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60903
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24986
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
kcron
kcron
Software vendor:
KDE.org
KDE.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper temporary file handling when reading the existing crontab or saving the new one, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.