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| author |   Yury German <blueknight@gentoo.org> | 2015-12-30 16:00:46 -0500 |
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| committer | Yury German <blueknight@gentoo.org> | 2015-12-30 16:00:46 -0500 |
| commit | fd312f3ea34ddbedac5b65d534e32dfe9a9173c2 (patch) | |
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| parent | Add GLSA 201512-11 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/glsa-201512-12.xml b/glsa-201512-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e6c9ac71 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201512-12.xml @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201512-12"> + <title>KDE Systemsettings: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis>Data validation in KDE Systemsettings could lead to local privilege + escalation. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">systemsettings</product> + <announced>December 30, 2015</announced> + <revised>December 30, 2015: 1</revised> + <bug>528468</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="kde-base/systemsettings" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.11.13-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.11.13-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>KDE workspace configuration module for setting the date and time has a + helper program + which runs as root for performing actions. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>KDE Systemsettings fails to properly validate user input before passing + it as argument in context of higher privilege. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A local attacker could gain privileges via a crafted ntpUtility (ntp + utility name) argument. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>Add a polkit rule to disable the org.kde.kcontrol.kcmclock.save action.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All KDE Systemsettings users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose + ">=kde-base/systemsettings-4.11.13-r1" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8651">CVE-2014-8651</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 03 Jun 2015 07:50:15 +0000">Zlogene</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:52:40 +0000">mrueg</metadata> +</glsa> |