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[slackware-security] plasma-workspace

2024-08-2719:31:17
Slackware Linux Project
www.slackware.com
1
slackware
plasma-workspace
security fix
unauthorized access
cve-2024-36041
kde

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7

Confidence

Low

New plasma-workspace packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix
a security issue.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/plasma-workspace-5.23.5-i586-4_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
This update patches a security issue:
ksmserver: Unauthorized users can access session manager.
Thanks to pbslxw for the heads-up.
For more information, see:
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20240531-1.txt
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2024-36041
(* Security fix *)

Where to find the new packages:

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the “Get Slack” section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/plasma-workspace-5.23.5-i586-4_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/plasma-workspace-5.23.5-x86_64-4_slack15.0.txz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 15.0 package:
75db0fae92f3534d307a0c3493485b42 plasma-workspace-5.23.5-i586-4_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
33c25145a5e9c3f68784688f1a823cda plasma-workspace-5.23.5-x86_64-4_slack15.0.txz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg plasma-workspace-5.23.5-i586-4_slack15.0.txz

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7

Confidence

Low