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From: Sam James <sam@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202007-47 ] Okular: Local restricted command execution
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2020 01:07:10
Message-Id: B027E6E0-254F-4C6B-9073-AE29333D98A9@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202007-47
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Okular: Local restricted command execution
9 Date: July 27, 2020
10 Bugs: #712490
11 ID: 202007-47
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15 Synopsis
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18 A logic error in Okular might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary
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21 Background
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24 Okular is a universal document viewer based on KPDF.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 kde-apps/okular < 19.12.3-r1 >= 19.12.3-r1
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34 Description
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37 A logic error was discovered in Okular, which results in trusting
38 action links within a PDF, possibly allowing execution of a binary.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF
44 using Okular, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with
45 the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
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47 Workaround
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50 Avoid opening PDFs from an untrusted source.
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52 Resolution
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55 All Okular users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-apps/okular-19.12.3-r1"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2020-9359
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9359
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-47
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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