[USN-3286-1] KDE-Libs vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3286-1
May 15, 2017

kde4libs vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Details:

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 versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  kdelibs5-plugins                4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.5

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3286-1
  CVE-2017-8422

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.5


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