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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-8651: KDE Systemsettings: Privilege escalation

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2014-8651: KDE Systemsettings: Privilege escalation

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
12/06/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The KDE Clock KCM policykit helper in kde-workspace before 4.11.14 and plasma-desktop before 5.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ntpUtility (ntp utility name) argument.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-kde-base-systemsettings

References

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