Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3286-1
15th May, 2017
kde4libs vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
KDE-Libs could be made to run programs as an administrator if it received specially crafted input.
Software description
Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the KDE-Libs Kauth component incorrectly
checked services invoking D-Bus. A local attacker could use this issue to
gain root privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
kdelibs5-plugins 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.5
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-8422
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15th May, 2017
kde4libs vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
KDE-Libs could be made to run programs as an administrator if it received specially crafted input.
Software description
- kde4libs - KDE 4 core applications and libraries
Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the KDE-Libs Kauth component incorrectly
checked services invoking D-Bus. A local attacker could use this issue to
gain root privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
kdelibs5-plugins 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.5
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-8422
Continue reading...
