USN-872-1: KDE 4 Runtime vulnerabilities
Description
It was discovered that the KIO subsystem of KDE did not properly performinput validation when processing help:// URIs. If a user or KIO applicationprocessed a crafted help:// URI, an attacker could trigger JavaScriptexecution or access files via directory traversal. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effectthe necessary changes. LP: 495301
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