GLSA 201406-34: KDE Libraries: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	KDE Libraries: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	06/29/2014
Bugs:	#358025, #384227, #469140, #513726
ID:	201406-34

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in KDE Libraries, the worst of which could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks.

Background

KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. KDE Libraries contains libraries needed by all KDE applications.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
kde-base/kdelibs	< 4.12.5-r1	>= 4.12.5-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in KDE Libraries. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could cause a man-in-the-middle attack via any certificate issued by a legitimate certification authority. Furthermore, a local attacker may gain knowledge of user passwords through an information leak.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All KDE users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdelibs-4.12.5-r1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-34.xml

Concerns?

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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.