CVE catalog

CVE-2023-28144

hotspot affected and fixed versions

[CVE catalog]

KDAB Hotspot 1.3.x and 1.4.x through 1.4.1, in a non-default configuration, allows privilege escalation because of race conditions involving symlinks and elevate_perf_privileges.sh chown calls.

Severity
High · CVSS 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.29% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence
Original provider fields
{
  "package_releases": [
    {
      "name": "hotspot",
      "status": "fixed",
      "release": "sid",
      "version": "1.6.0-0.1"
    },
    {
      "name": "hotspot",
      "status": "vulnerable",
      "release": "bookworm",
      "version": "1.3.0-2"
    }
  ],
  "fixed_versions": [
    {
      "bug": 1033848,
      "name": "hotspot",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "sid",
      "urgency": "not yet assigned",
      "fixed_version": "1.6.0-0.1"
    },
    {
      "bug": 1033848,
      "name": "hotspot",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "bookworm",
      "urgency": "not yet assigned",
      "fixed_version": ""
    }
  ],
  "distribution_packages": [
    {
      "name": "hotspot",
      "distro": "opensuse",
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.4.1-1.1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "release": "tumbleweed",
      "versions": [],
      "ecosystem": "rpm",
      "fixed_version": "1.4.1-1.1",
      "provider_record_id": "OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12782-1"
    }
  ]
}

[Debian bug #1033848]

Publisher notes

[bookworm] hotspot: Minor issue

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [hotspot]Unknown
    Details (2)

    • 1.3.0-2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · hotspot · debian · bookworm; dsa · hotspot · debian · 12

    • 1.3.0-2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      dsa · hotspot · debian · bookworm; dsa · hotspot · debian · 12

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

  • [hotspot]Unknown

    Source package: [hotspot]

    Details (1)

    • 1.6.0-2.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.1-1.1

      dsa · hotspot · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]