Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201974430000000
Revision Date:2019-05-07Version:1
Title:CVE-2019-7443 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:KDE KAuth before 5.55 allows the passing of parameters with arbitrary types to helpers running as root over DBus via DBusHelperProxy.cpp. Certain types can cause crashes, and trigger the decoding of arbitrary images with dynamically loaded plugins. In other words, KAuth unintentionally causes this plugin code to run as root, which increases the severity of any possible exploitation of a plugin vulnerability.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2019-7443
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND kauth package in xenial is affected and may need fixing.
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