vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-6035-1 (CVE-2019-7443): KAuth vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 7, 2019 | Apr 21, 2023 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 7, 2019
Added
Apr 21, 2023
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
KDE KAuth before 5.55 allows the passing of parameters with arbitrary types to helpers running as root over DBus via DBusHelperProxy.cpp. Certain types can cause crashes, and trigger the decoding of arbitrary images with dynamically loaded plugins. In other words, KAuth unintentionally causes this plugin code to run as root, which increases the severity of any possible exploitation of a plugin vulnerability.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libkf5auth-dataubuntu-pro-upgrade-libkf5auth5
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