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Sigurnosni nedostatak programskog paketa KDirStat

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201406-15
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: KDirStat: Arbitrary command execution
Date: June 15, 2014
Bugs: #504994
ID: 201406-15

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in KDirStat could allow local attackers to execute
arbitrary shell commands.

Background
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KDirStat is a graphical disk usage utility for KDE.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 kde-misc/kdirstat < 2.7.5 >= 2.7.5

Description
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Missing escape of executable shell command in KDirStat can be used to
insert malicious shell commands.

Impact
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A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary shell command with
the privileges of the process.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All KDirStat users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=kde-misc/kdirstat-2.7.5”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-2527
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2527

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-15.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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