Kauth

kauth

Vendor: Kde • 3 CVEs

CVEs (3)

CVE VENDORS PRODUCTS UPDATED PUBLISHED CVSS
CVE-2019-7443 3Fedoraproject KdeOpensuse 4Backports FedoraKauth+1 more Nov 21, 2024 May 7, 2019 N/A· v4 8.1 HIGH· v3 9.3 HIGH· v2 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...Show more 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.Show less
CVE-2017-8422 1Kde 2Kauth Kdelibs May 13, 2026 May 17, 2017 N/A· v4 7.8 HIGH· v3 7.2 HIGH· v2 KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper app.
CVE-2014-5033 3Canonical DebianKde 4Kauth Kde4libsKdelibs+1 more May 6, 2026 Aug 19, 2014 N/A· v4 N/A· v3 6.9 MEDIUM· v2 KDE kdelibs before 4.14 and kauth before 5.1 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess Polkit...Show more KDE kdelibs before 4.14 and kauth before 5.1 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, related to CVE-2013-4288 and "PID reuse race conditions."Show less