SB2017052311 - Privilege escalation in KDE smb4k
Published: May 23, 2017 Updated: May 29, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017052311
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8849)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to elevate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to an input validation error when verify arguments, sent to the mount helper DBUS service.A local user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.