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Gentoo: GLSA-202008-21 Normal: Kleopatra Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey August 30, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo Linux warns of a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Kleopatra, affecting versions < 3.1.1. Users should update immediately to safeguard their systems
A vulnerability in Kleopatra allows arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Kleopatra did not safely escape command line parameters provided by URLs, which it configures itself to handle.

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Topics Covered

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Resolution

All Kleopatra users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-apps/kleopatra-20.04.3-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-24972 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24972

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-21
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: Kleopatra: Remote code execution
Date: August 30, 2020
Bugs: #739556
ID: 202008-21

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Synopsis

A vulnerability in Kleopatra allows arbitrary execution of code.

Background

Kleopatra is a certificate manager and a universal crypto GUI. It supports managing X.509 and OpenPGP certificates in the GpgSM keybox and retrieving certificates from LDAP servers.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 kde-apps/kleopatra < 20.04.3-r1 >= 20.04.3-r1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted URL via openpgp4fpr handler, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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