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KDE start_kdeinit: Multiple vulnerabilities

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1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Version Information

Advisory Reference GLSA 200804-30 / kdelibs
Release Date April 29, 2008
Latest Revision April 08, 2009: 02
Impact high
Exploitable local
Package Vulnerable versions Unaffected versions Architecture(s)
kde-base/kdelibs < 4.0 revision >= 3.5.8-r4, revision >= 3.5.9-r3, > 4.0, < 3.5.5, revision >= 3.5.10-r2 All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #218933

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in start_kdeinit could possibly allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

2. Impact Information

Background

KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. start_kdeinit is a wrapper for kdeinit.

Description

Vulnerabilities have been reported in the processing of user-controlled data by start_kdeinit, which is setuid root by default.

Impact

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.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All kdelibs users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

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

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Updated April 29, 2008

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