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Scientific Linux Security Update : kdelibs on SL7.x x86_64 (20170522)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100349

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - A privilege escalation flaw was found in the way kdelibs handled D-Bus messages. A local user could potentially use this flaw to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper application.
 (CVE-2017-8422)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?c5841790

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100349

File Name: sl_20170522_kdelibs_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/23/2017

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kdelibs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kdelibs-apidocs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kdelibs-common, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kdelibs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kdelibs-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:kdelibs-ktexteditor, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/22/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-8422