Description
In KDE Frameworks KConfig before 5.61.0, malicious desktop files and configuration files lead to code execution with minimal user interaction. This relates to libKF5ConfigCore.so, and the mishandling of .desktop and .directory files, as demonstrated by a shell command on an Icon line in a .desktop file.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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References
- https://gist.githubusercontent.com/zeropwn/630832df151029cb8f22d5b6b9efaefb/raw/64aa3d30279acb207f787ce9c135eefd5e52643b/kde-kdesktopfile-command-injection.txt ↗
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/unpatched-kde-vulnerability-disclosed-on-twitter/ ↗
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/9 ↗
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153981/Slackware-Security-Advisory-kdelibs-Updates.html ↗
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4494 ↗
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/12 ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTFBQRJAU7ITD3TOMPZAUQMYYCAZ6DTX/ ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00013.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00016.html ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5IRIKH7ZWXELIQT6WSLV7EG3VTFWKZPD/ ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00034.html ↗
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-07 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00023.html ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNHO6FZRYBQ2R3UCFDGS66F6DNNTKCMM/ ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UYKLUSSEK3YJOVQDL6K2LKGS3354UH6L/ ↗
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/ ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YIDXQ6CUB5E7Y3MJWCUY4VR42QAE6SCJ/ ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2606 ↗