GLSA 201803-09: KDE Plasma Workspaces: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	KDE Plasma Workspaces: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	03/19/2018
Bugs:	#647106
ID:	201803-09

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in KDE Plasma Workspaces, the worst of which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Background

KDE Plasma workspace is a widget based desktop environment designed to be fast and efficient.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
kde-plasma/plasma-workspace	< 5.11.5-r1	>= 5.11.5-r1	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

An attacker could execute arbitrary commands via specially crafted thumb drive’s volume labels or obtain sensitive information via specially crafted notifications.

Workaround

Users should mount removable devices with Dolphin instead of the device notifier.

Users should disable notifications.

Resolution

All KDE Plasma Workspace users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=kde-plasma/plasma-workspace-5.11.5-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-201803-09.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.