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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | May 17, 2017 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kdelibs-apidocsUpgrade kdelibs-commonUpgrade kdelibs-debuginfoUpgrade kdelibsUpgrade kdelibs-ktexteditorUpgrade kdelibs-devel | May 24, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade kauthUpgrade kde4libs | May 12, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade kf5-kauthUpgrade kdelibs | May 10, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade kde-frameworks/kdelibs.Upgrade kde-frameworks/kauth. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 17, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kdelibs-ktexteditorUpgrade kdelibs-develUpgrade kdelibs-apidocsUpgrade kdelibs-commonUpgrade kdelibs | May 22, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kdelibs-debuginfoUpgrade kdelibs-apidocsUpgrade kdelibs-commonUpgrade kdelibs-ktexteditorUpgrade kdelibs-develUpgrade kdelibs | May 23, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kdelibs4-apidocsUpgrade kdelibs4-coreUpgrade kdelibs4Upgrade libkde4-develUpgrade libksuseinstall1-32bitUpgrade libkde4-32bitUpgrade kdelibs4-docUpgrade libksuseinstall1Upgrade libkde4Upgrade libkdecore4-develUpgrade kdelibs4-branding-upstreamUpgrade kauth-develUpgrade libKF5Auth5Upgrade libksuseinstall-develUpgrade libkdecore4Upgrade libKF5Auth5-langUpgrade libkdecore4-32bit | May 15, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade kdelibs5-plugins | May 15, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
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