openSUSE-SU-2018:0398-1

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    openSUSE-SU-2018:0398-1

    Published: 8 Feb 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for plasma5-workspace

    Details: This update for plasma5-workspace fixes security issues and bugs. The following vulnerabilities were fixed: - CVE-2018-6790: Desktop notifications could have been used to load arbitrary remote images into Plasma, allowing for client IP discovery (boo#1079429) - CVE-2018-6791: A specially crafted file system label may have allowed execution of arbitrary code (boo#1079751) The following bugs were fixed: - Plasma could freeze with certain notifications (boo#1013550)

    References: https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/O3VUSIEN5D322MWR2YA7OFCLYROIOPRV/#O3VUSIEN5D322MWR2YA7OFCLYROIOPRV, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1013550, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1079429, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1079751, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6790, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6791

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: plasma5-workspace

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/plasma5-workspace&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2012%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.8.7-8.1

    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