USN-2304-1: KDE-Libs vulnerability

Publication date

31 July 2014

Overview

kauth could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.


Packages

  • kde4libs - KDE 4 core applications and libraries

Details

It was discovered that kauth was using polkit in an unsafe manner. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended polkit
authorizations.

It was discovered that kauth was using polkit in an unsafe manner. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended polkit
authorizations.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
14.04 trusty kdelibs5-plugins –  4:4.13.2a-0ubuntu0.3
12.04 precise kdelibs5-plugins –  4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.4

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