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Ubuntu: USN-4100-1 (CVE-2016-6232): KConfig and KDE libraries vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-4100-1 (CVE-2016-6232): KConfig and KDE libraries vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/02/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/02/2016
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libkdecore5
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libkf5configcore5

References

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