USN-3286-1: KDE-Libs vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3286-1

15th May, 2017

kde4libs vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary

KDE-Libs could be made to run programs as an administrator if it received
specially crafted input.

Software description

• kde4libs
  - KDE 4 core applications and libraries
  
  

Details

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the KDE-Libs Kauth component incorrectly
checked services invoking D-Bus. A local attacker could use this issue to
gain root privileges.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

To update your system, please follow these instructions: