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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| 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 kdelibsUpgrade kdelibs-commonUpgrade kdelibs-apidocsUpgrade kdelibs-debuginfoUpgrade kdelibs-develUpgrade kdelibs-ktexteditor | 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-commonUpgrade kdelibs-apidocsUpgrade kdelibsUpgrade kdelibs-ktexteditorUpgrade kdelibs-devel | May 22, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kdelibs-apidocsUpgrade kdelibs-commonUpgrade kdelibs-debuginfoUpgrade kdelibs-ktexteditorUpgrade kdelibsUpgrade kdelibs-devel | May 23, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kdelibs4-apidocsUpgrade kdelibs4-coreUpgrade kdelibs4-docUpgrade libkde4-develUpgrade libkde4-32bitUpgrade kdelibs4Upgrade libksuseinstall1-32bitUpgrade kauth-develUpgrade libkdecore4Upgrade libkde4Upgrade libkdecore4-develUpgrade kdelibs4-branding-upstreamUpgrade libKF5Auth5-langUpgrade libKF5Auth5Upgrade libksuseinstall1Upgrade libksuseinstall-develUpgrade libkdecore4-32bit | May 15, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade kdelibs5-plugins | May 15, 2017 | May 10, 2017 |
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