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53 lines
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="201512-12">
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<title>KDE Systemsettings: Privilege escalation</title>
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<synopsis>Data validation in KDE Systemsettings could lead to local privilege
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escalation.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">systemsettings</product>
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<announced>2015-12-30</announced>
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<revised count="1">2015-12-30</revised>
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<bug>528468</bug>
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<access>local</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="kde-base/systemsettings" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">4.11.13-r1</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">4.11.13-r1</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>KDE workspace configuration module for setting the date and time has a
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helper program
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which runs as root for performing actions.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>KDE Systemsettings fails to properly validate user input before passing
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it as argument in context of higher privilege.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>A local attacker could gain privileges via a crafted ntpUtility (ntp
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utility name) argument.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>Add a polkit rule to disable the org.kde.kcontrol.kcmclock.save action.</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>All KDE Systemsettings users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
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">=kde-base/systemsettings-4.11.13-r1"
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</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8651">CVE-2014-8651</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2015-06-03T07:50:15Z">Zlogene</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2015-12-30T20:52:40Z">mrueg</metadata>
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</glsa>
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