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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201803-09 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: KDE Plasma Workspaces: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: March 19, 2018 |
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Bugs: #647106 |
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ID: 201803-09 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in KDE Plasma Workspaces, the |
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worst of which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands. |
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Background |
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KDE Plasma workspace is a widget based desktop environment designed to |
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be fast and efficient. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 kde-plasma/plasma-workspace |
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< 5.11.5-r1 >= 5.11.5-r1 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in KDE Plasma Workspaces. |
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could execute arbitrary commands via specially crafted |
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thumb drive's volume labels or obtain sensitive information via |
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specially crafted notifications. |
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Workaround |
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Users should mount removable devices with Dolphin instead of the device |
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notifier. |
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Users should disable notifications. |
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Resolution |
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All KDE Plasma Workspace users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=kde-plasma/plasma-workspace-5.11.5-r1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-6790 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6790 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2018-6791 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6791 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-09 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |