USN-6843-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36041)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2024-06-26 12:12 – Updated: 2026-04-27 14:11 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
plasma-workspace vulnerability
Details
Fabian Vogt discovered that Plasma Workspace incorrectly handled connections via ICE. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to gain access to another user's session manager and execute arbitrary code.
References
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|---|---|---|
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"details": "Fabian Vogt discovered that Plasma Workspace incorrectly handled\nconnections via ICE. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to\ngain access to another user\u0027s session manager and execute arbitrary code.\n",
"id": "USN-6843-1",
"modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:34Z",
"published": "2024-06-26T12:12:09Z",
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