This update for kauth and kdelibs4 fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2017-8422: logic flaw in the KAuth framework allowed privilege
escalation (boo#1036244).
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 42.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-575=1
- openSUSE Leap 42.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-575=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
- openSUSE Leap 42.2 (i586 x86_64):
kauth-debugsource-5.26.0-2.3.1
kauth-devel-5.26.0-2.3.1
kdelibs4-4.14.25-7.4.1
kdelibs4-branding-upstream-4.14.25-7.4.1
kdelibs4-core-4.14.25-7.4.1
kdelibs4-core-debuginfo-4.14.25-7.4.1
kdelibs4-debuginfo-4.14.25-7.4.1
kdelibs4-debugsource-4.14.25-7.4.1
kdelibs4-doc-4.14.25-7.4.1
kdelibs4-doc-debuginfo-4.14.25-7.4.1
libKF5Auth5-5.26.0-2.3.1
libKF5Auth5-debuginfo-5.26.0-2.3.1
libkde4-4.14.25-7.4.1
libkde4-debuginfo-4.14.25-7.4.1
libkde4-devel-4.14.25-7.4.1
libkdecore4-4.14.25-7.4.1
libkdecore4-debuginfo-4.14.25-7.4.1
libkdecore4-devel-4.14.25-7.4.1
libkdecore4-devel-debuginfo-4.14.25-7.4.1
libksuseinstall-devel-4.14.25-7.4.1
libksuseinstall1-4.14.25-7.4.1
libksuseinstall1-debuginfo-4.14.25-7.4.1
- openSUSE Leap 42.2 (x86_64):
kauth-devel-32bit-5.26.0-2.3.1
libKF5Auth5-32bit-5.26.0-2.3.1
libKF5Auth5-debuginfo-32bit-5.26.0-2.3.1
libkde4-32bit-4.14.25-7.4.1
libkde4-debuginfo-32bit-4.14.25-7.4.1
libkdecore4-32bit-4.14.25-7.4.1
libkdecore4-debuginfo-32bit-4.14.25-7.4.1
libksuseinstall1-...
Read the Full Advisoryhttps://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8422.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1036244
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