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Red Hat: RHSA-2009:1128-01 Important: kdelibs CSS Parsing DoS

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Calendar Grey June 25, 2009
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important kdelibs security patch for Red Hat mitigates DoS vulnerability via CSS interpretation issue; prompt installation recommended.
Updated kdelibs packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Ha...

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

The kdelibs packages provide libraries for the K Desktop Environment (KDE).
A flaw was found in the way the KDE CSS parser handled content for the CSS "style" attribute. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted CSS equipped HTML page, which once visited by an unsuspecting user, could cause a denial of service (Konqueror crash) or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Konqueror. (CVE-2009-1698)
Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Red Hat Enterprise Linux important kdelibs kdelibs update CSS parser

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1698 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386: kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.i386.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.i386.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.1.3-6.13.i386.rpm
ia64: kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.i386.rpm kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.ia64.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.i386.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.ia64.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.1.3-6.13.ia64.rpm
ppc: kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.ppc.rpm kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.ppc64.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.ppc.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.ppc64.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.1.3-6.13.ppc.rpm
s390: kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.s390.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.s390.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.1.3-6.13.s390.rpm
s390x: kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.s390.rpm kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.s390x.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.s390.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.s390x.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.1.3-6.13.s390x.rpm
x86_64: kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.i386.rpm kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.x86_64.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.i386.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.x86_64.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.1.3-6.13.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source:
i386: kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.i386.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.i386.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.1.3-6.13.i386.rpm
x86_64: kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.i386.rpm kdelibs-3.1.3-6.13.x86_64.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.i386.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.1.3-6.13.x86_64.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.1.3-6.13.x86_64.rpm


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1128-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1128.html
Issue date: 2009-06-25

Topic

Updated kdelibs packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 3.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Red Hat Enterprise Linux important kdelibs kdelibs update CSS parser

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

506469 - CVE-2009-1698 kdelibs: KHTML CSS parser - incorrect handling CSS "style" attribute content (DoS, ACE)

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