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CVE-2011-0460 json

The init script in kbd, possibly 1.14.1 and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /dev/shm/defke…

published 2014-04-16 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-0480

cvss
6.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The init script in kbd, possibly 1.14.1 and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /dev/shm/defkeymap.map.

Patch / fix

  • kbd openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.0.3-1.5

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10008-1

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-2011-0460 updated cvss 6.3

kbd: /etc/init.d/kbd dumps state to /dev/shm/defkeymap.map on shutdown

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kbd Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kbd Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 kbd, kbd-misc
    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

Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.3 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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