SB2019021005 - Fedora 28 update for kf5-kauth
Published: February 10, 2019 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019021005
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7443)
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:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input passed parameters with arbitrary types to helpers running as root over DBus. A local user can perform denial of service attack or elevate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.