openSUSE: 2017:1254-1 Important: Kauth Privilege Escalation Issue
opensuse
May 15, 2017
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Description
This update for kauth and kdelibs4 fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2017-8422: logic flaw in the KAuth framework allowed privilege
escalation (boo#1036244).
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-575=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List
- SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
kdelibs4-4.14.18-9.1
kdelibs4-4.14.25-8.2
kdelibs4-branding-upstream-4.14.18-9.1
kdelibs4-branding-upstream-4.14.25-8.2
kdelibs4-core-4.14.18-9.1
kdelibs4-core-4.14.25-8.2
kdelibs4-core-debuginfo-4.14.18-9.1
kdelibs4-core-debuginfo-4.14.25-8.2
kdelibs4-debuginfo-4.14.18-9.1
kdelibs4-debuginfo-4.14.25-8.2
kdelibs4-debugsource-4.14.18-9.1
kdelibs4-debugsource-4.14.25-8.2
kdelibs4-doc-4.14.18-9.1
kdelibs4-doc-4.14.25-8.2
kdelibs4-doc-debuginfo-4.14.18-9.1
kdelibs4-doc-debuginfo-4.14.25-8.2
libkde4-4.14.18-9.1
libkde4-4.14.25-8.2
libkde4-debuginfo-4.14.18-9.1
libkde4-debuginfo-4.14.25-8.2
libkde4-devel-4.14.18-9.1
libkde4-devel-4.14.25-8.2
libkdecore4-4.14.18-9.1
libkdecore4-4.14.25-8.2
libkdecore4-debuginfo-4.14.18-9.1
libkdecore4-debuginfo-4.14.25-8.2
libkdecore4-devel-4.14.18-9.1
libkdecore4-devel-4.14.25-8.2
libkdecore4-devel-debuginfo-4.14.18-9.1
libkdecore4-devel-debuginfo-4.14.25-8.2
libksuseinstall-devel-4.14.18-9.1
libksuseinstall-de...
Read the Full AdvisoryReferences
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8422.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1036244
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:1254-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12
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Topics Covered
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