CVE-2020-27187 - log back

CVE-2020-27187 edited at 18 Oct 2020 12:03:36
Severity
- Unknown
+ High
Remote
- Unknown
+ Local
Type
- Unknown
+ Privilege escalation
Description
+ kpmcore_externalcommand helper contains a logic flaw in which the service invoking dbus is not properly checked. An attacker on your local machine can replace /etc/fstab, execute mount and other partitioning related commands while KDE Partition Manager is running. mount command can then be used to gain full root privileges.
References
+ https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20201017-1.txt
+ https://invent.kde.org/system/kpmcore/-/commit/c466c5db11b5cee546d1ec0594c2f1105a354fed
+ https://invent.kde.org/system/kpmcore/-/commit/7ec4b611dcf822439b081613cca4184689266454
Notes
CVE-2020-27187 created at 18 Oct 2020 12:01:41