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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2304-1 Critical: KDE-Libs Authorization Bypass

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Calendar Grey July 31, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A security flaw in the KDE-Libs allows local adversaries to circumvent polkit permissions on Ubuntu systems. Urgent update instructions issued.
kauth could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.

Summary

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security advisory critical Ubuntu authorization KDE-Libs

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: kdelibs5-plugins 4:4.13.2a-0ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: kdelibs5-plugins 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.4 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2304-1

CVE-2014-5033

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July 31, 2014

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical Ubuntu authorization KDE-Libs

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/4:4.13.2a-0ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.4

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