Gentoo: GLSA-201406-34: KDE Libraries: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in KDE Libraries. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All KDE users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdelibs-4.12.5-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2011-1094 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1094 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-3365 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3365 [ 3 ] CVE-2013-2074 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2074 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-3494 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3494
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-34
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in KDE Libraries, the worst of which could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks.
Background
KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. KDE Libraries contains libraries needed by all KDE applications.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 kde-base/kdelibs < 4.12.5-r1 >= 4.12.5-r1
Impact
===== A remote attacker could cause a man-in-the-middle attack via any certificate issued by a legitimate certification authority. Furthermore, a local attacker may gain knowledge of user passwords through an information leak.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
