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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
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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

kauth could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations.

Software Description:

- kde4libs: KDE 4 core applications and libraries

Details:

It was discovered that kauth was using polkit in an unsafe manner. A local

attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended polkit

authorizations.

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Topics Covered

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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