[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200804-30 ] KDE start_kdeinit: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200804-30

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: High

Title: KDE start_kdeinit: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: April 29, 2008

Bugs: #218933

ID: 200804-30

 

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Synopsis

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Multiple vulnerabilities in start_kdeinit could possibly allow a local

attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

 

Background

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KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and

Unix-like operating systems. start_kdeinit is a wrapper for kdeinit.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 kde-base/kdelibs < 4.0 *>= 3.5.8-r4

*>= 3.5.9-r3

> 4.0

< 3.5.5

 

Description

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Vulnerabilities have been reported in the processing of user-controlled

data by start_kdeinit, which is setuid root by default.

 

Impact

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A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with root

privileges, cause a Denial of Service or send Unix signals to other

processes, when start_kdeinit is setuid root.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All kdelibs users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.8-r4"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-1671

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1671

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-30.xml

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

http://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5