CVE-2018-6791

kde-runtime: Arbitrary command execution in the removable device notifier

Published Feb 7, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in soliduiserver/deviceserviceaction.cpp in KDE Plasma Workspace before 5.12.0. When a vfat thumbdrive that contains `` or $() in its volume label is plugged in and mounted through the device notifier, it's interpreted as a shell command, leading to a possibility of arbitrary command execution. An example of an offending volume label is "$(touch b)" -- this will create a file called b in the home folder.

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4116-1 plasma-workspace security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-18538 An issue was discovered in soliduiserver/deviceserviceaction.cpp in KDE Plasma Workspace before 5.12.0. When a vfat thumbdrive that contains `` or $() in its volume label is plugged in and mounted through the device notifier, it's interpreted as a shell command, leading to a possibility of arbitrary command execution. An example of an offending volume label is "$(touch b)" -- this will create a file called b in the home folder.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:10 AM
Reserved
Feb 6, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 7, 2018, 2:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 8, 2018, 12:00 AM