Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2001-0610 is an old local privilege issue in kfm, the KDE 1.x file manager. A user with local access could abuse insecure temporary cache directory handling in /tmp to gain additional privileges through a symlink attack. Exposure is most likely limited to very old Linux or Unix desktop systems still running KDE 1.x with kfm installed. Modern systems are unlikely to be affected unless they retain legacy packages or unsupported images. Treat this as a legacy exposure issue. It is not a broad internet-facing emergency, but any affected system with multiple local users should be remediated or retired because privilege escalation can undermine host integrity. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems for KDE 1.x and the kfm file manager.; Check operating system or KDE vendor guidance for fixed legacy packages.; Remove or replace kfm on systems where it is not required..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- kfm-tmpfile-symlink(6428)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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