Packages
- kauth - Abstraction to system policy and authentication features
Details
It was discovered that KAuth incorrectly handled some configuration parameters
with specially crafted arbitrary types. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that KAuth incorrectly handled some configuration parameters
with specially crafted arbitrary types. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 LTS bionic | libkf5auth-data – 5.44.0-0ubuntu1+esm1 | ||
| libkf5auth5 – 5.44.0-0ubuntu1+esm1 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | libkf5auth-data – 5.18.0-0ubuntu2+esm1 | ||
| libkf5auth5 – 5.18.0-0ubuntu2+esm1 | |||
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