SB2018051121 - Information disclosure in KWallet
Published: May 11, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018051121
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Symlink attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10380)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists in the kwallet-pam module due to improper security restrictions, performing file writing and permission changing operations as root. A local attacker can conduct symbolic link attack and gain access to potentially sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.