KTextEditor: Arbitrary Local Code Execution

KTextEditor: Arbitrary Local Code Execution A vulnerability has been found in KTextEditor where local code can be executed without user interaction. ktexteditor 2024-01-15 2024-01-15 832447 remote 5.90.0-r2 5.90.0-r2

Framework providing a full text editor component for KDE.

A vulnerability has been discovered in KTextEditor. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

KTextEditor executes binaries without user interaction in a few cases, e.g. KTextEditor will try to check on external file modification via invoking the "git" binary if the file is known in the repository with the new content.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All KTextEditor users should upgrade to the latest version:


          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-frameworks/ktexteditor-5.90.0-r2"

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