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[ASA-201802-4] plasma-workspace: arbitrary command execution |
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201802-4
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Severity: High
Date : 2018-02-09
CVE-ID : CVE-2018-6791
Package : plasma-workspace
Type : arbitrary command execution
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-607
Summary
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The package plasma-workspace before version 5.12.0-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary command execution.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 5.12.0-1.
# pacman -Syu "plasma-workspace>=5.12.0-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 5.12.0.
Workaround
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Mount removable devices with Dolphin instead of the device notifier.
Description
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When a vfat thumbdrive which contains `` or $() in its volume label is
plugged and mounted trough the device notifier, it's interpreted as a
shell command, leaving a possibility of arbitrary commands execution.
an example of offending volume label is "$(touch b)" which will create
a file called b in the home folder.
Impact
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A local attacker is able to execute arbitrary commands on the affected
system by inserting and mounting a specially crafted thumbdrive.
References
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https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20180208-2.txt
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-6791
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