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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5723-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
June 27, 2024                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : plasma-workspace
CVE ID         : CVE-2024-36041

Fabian Vogt discovered that the KDE session management server
insufficiently restricted ICE connections from localhost, which could
allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code as another user on
next boot.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 4:5.20.5-6+deb11u1.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 4:5.27.5-2+deb12u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your plasma-workspace packages.

For the detailed security status of plasma-workspace please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/plasma-workspace

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-5723-1: plasma-workspace Security Advisory Updates

June 27, 2024
Fabian Vogt discovered that the KDE session management server insufficiently restricted ICE connections from localhost, which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code...

Summary

Fabian Vogt discovered that the KDE session management server
insufficiently restricted ICE connections from localhost, which could
allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code as another user on
next boot.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 4:5.20.5-6+deb11u1.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 4:5.27.5-2+deb12u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your plasma-workspace packages.

For the detailed security status of plasma-workspace please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/plasma-workspace

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Severity
Package : plasma-workspace
CVE ID : CVE-2024-36041

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