glsa-201908-07.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201908-07">
  <title>KDE KConfig: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code</title>
  <synopsis>A vulnerablity has been found in KDE KConfig that could allow a
    remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">kconfig</product>
  <announced>2019-08-15</announced>
  <revised count="1">2019-08-15</revised>
  <bug>691858</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="kde-frameworks/kconfig" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">5.60.0-r1</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">5.60.0-r1</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>Provides an advanced configuration system.</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>A vulnerability was discovered in KDE KConfig’s handling of .desktop
      and .directory files.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>An attacker could entice a user to execute a specially crafted .desktop
      or .directory file possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with
      the privileges of the process.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All KConfig users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      "&gt;=kde-frameworks/kconfig-5.60.0-r1"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14744">CVE-2019-14744</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2019-08-09T20:56:22Z">b-man</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2019-08-15T15:41:03Z">b-man</metadata>
</glsa>