CVE-2017-8422

kauth: service invoking dbus is not properly checked and allows local privilege escalation

Published May 17, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper app.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-952-1 kde4libs security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3849-1 kde4libs security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17373 KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper app.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3286-1 KDE-Libs vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 4:34 PM
Reserved
May 2, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 17, 2017, 2:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:26 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 10, 2017, 12:00 AM