CVE-2017-8422
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-8422 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-05-17 14:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-290
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - generic kde LPE | MLIST | www.openwall.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| KDE kauth and kdelibs Logic Flaw Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | |
| KDE 4/5 - 'KAuth' Local Privilege Escalation - Linux local Exploit | EXPLOIT-DB | www.exploit-db.com | |
| KAuth and KDELibs: Privilege escalation (GLSA 201706-29) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| kauth.git - KAuth | CONFIRM | cgit.kde.org | Patch |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3849-1 kde4libs | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| cgit.kde.org/kdelibs.git/commit | CONFIRM | cgit.kde.org | Patch |
| www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20170510-1.txt | CONFIRM | www.kde.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| KDE KAuth CVE-2017-8422 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | |
| Bug 1449647 – CVE-2017-8422 kauth: service invoking dbus is not properly checked and allows local privilege escalation | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.