Title: Knoppix QT Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
Knoppix is a freely available, open source Linux operating system.
A problem has been identified in Knoppix that may allow an attacker to exploit the insecure creation of a temporary file. This could result in a denial of service attack, and potentially an elevation of privileges.
The problem is in the handling of temporary files when the QT libraries are invoked. KDE is installed by default with Knoppix, and when the window manager invokes the QT libraries, the libraries create the predictable library names qt_plugins_3.0rc and qt_plugins_3.0rc.lock, both with the privileges of the root user.
This problem may affect previous versions of the software.
Affected Products:
- Knoppix Knoppix 3.1.0
References:
- Knoppix: Homepage
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