Description
A Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in lightdm-kde-greeter allows escalation from the service user to root.This issue affects lightdm-kde-greeter. before 6.0.4.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | openSUSE | ? – < 6.0.4 | 6.0.4 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | lightdm-kde-greeter | 6.0.5-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15788-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15788-1 lightdm-kde-greeter-6.0.5-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026