openSUSE-SU-2017:1254-1

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    openSUSE-SU-2017:1254-1

    Published: 15 May 2017Last Modified: 2 May 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-8422
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-8422

    Summary: Security update for kauth, kdelibs4

    Details: This update for kauth and kdelibs4 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-8422: logic flaw in the KAuth framework allowed privilege escalation (boo#1036244).

    References: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/OXWF5MZST53JVOUBYO7BZCE4XWZDCW4W/#OXWF5MZST53JVOUBYO7BZCE4XWZDCW4W, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1036244, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8422

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kauth

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/kauth&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2012%20SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.26.0-6.1

    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