CVE-2001-0496: Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

kdesu in kdelibs package creates world readable temporary files containing authentication info, which can allow local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: version 2007 only
• Red Hat Linux: version 7.1 only

Published 2001-06-27. Last modified 2026-06-16.