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diff --git a/glsa-201706-29.xml b/glsa-201706-29.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..32e43c22 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201706-29.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201706-29"> + <title>KAuth and KDELibs: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in KAuth and KDELibs allows local users to gain + root privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">kauth,kdelibs</product> + <announced>2017-06-27</announced> + <revised>2017-06-27: 1</revised> + <bug>618108</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="kde-frameworks/kauth" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.29.0-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.29.0-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="kde-frameworks/kdelibs" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.14.32</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.14.32</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>KAuth provides a convenient, system-integrated way to offload actions + that need to be performed as a privileged user (root, for example) to + small (hopefully secure) helper utilities. + </p> + + <p>The KDE libraries, basis of KDE and used by many open source projects.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>KAuth and KDELibs contains a logic flaw in which the service invoking + D-Bus is not properly checked. This allows spoofing the identity of the + caller and with some carefully crafted calls can lead to gaining root + from an unprivileged account. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>A local attacker could spoof the identity of the caller invoking D-Bus, + possibly resulting in gaining privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All KAuth users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-frameworks/kauth-5.29.0-r1" + </code> + + <p>All KDELibs users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-frameworks/kdelibs-4.14.32" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8422">CVE-2017-8422</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-06-06T14:01:55Z">whissi</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-06-27T09:58:27Z">whissi</metadata> +</glsa> |