=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3223-1 March 09, 2017 kde4libs vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: KDE-Libs could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. Software Description: - kde4libs: KDE 4 core applications and libraries Details: Itzik Kotler, Yonatan Fridburg, and Amit Klein discovered that KDE-Libs incorrectly handled certain PAC files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: kdelibs5-plugins 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: kdelibs5-plugins 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.6 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3223-1 CVE-2017-6410 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.6
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: kdelibs5-plugins 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: kdelibs5-plugins 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.6 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3223-1
CVE-2017-6410
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.6
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