Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-26164: kdeconnect packet manipulation can be exploited in a Denial of Service attack
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
10/07/2020
10/22/2020
10/22/2020
10/22/2020
Description
In kdeconnect-kde (aka KDE Connect) before 20.08.2, an attacker on the local network could send crafted packets that trigger use of large amounts of CPU, memory, or network connection slots, aka a Denial of Service attack.
Solution(s)
- alpine-linux-upgrade-kdeconnect
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