CVE-2017-8422 log
| Source |
|
| Severity | High |
| Remote | No |
| Type | Privilege escalation |
| Description | KAuth <= 5.33.0 contains a logic flaw in which the service invoking dbus is not properly checked. This allows spoofing the identity of the caller and with some carefully crafted calls can lead to gaining root from an unprivileged account. |
| Group | Package | Affected | Fixed | Severity | Status | Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG-270 | kdelibs | 4.14.31-1 | 4.14.32-1 | High | Fixed | |
| AVG-269 | kauth | 5.33.0-1 | 5.33.0-2 | High | Fixed |
| Date | Advisory | Group | Package | Severity | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2017 | ASA-201705-13 | AVG-270 | kdelibs | High | privilege escalation |
| 10 May 2017 | ASA-201705-12 | AVG-269 | kauth | High | privilege escalation |