SUSE-SU-2016:0303-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0303-1

    Published: 1 Feb 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-8651
    Aliases:
    CVE-2014-8651

    Summary: Security update for kdebase4-workspace

    Details: This update for kdebase4-workspace fixes the following issues: - CVE-2014-8651: Privilege escalation via KDE Clock KCM helper when non-default polkit settings are used (bsc#904625) The following non-security bugs were fixed: - bsc#929718: Make kdm recognize an IPv6 localhost address as localhost

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160303-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/904625, https://bugzilla.suse.com/929718, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8651

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kdebase4-workspace

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kdebase4-workspace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.3.5-0.12.20.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High