Ubuntu Security Notice 3042-1 - Andreas Cord-Landwehr discovered that KDE-Libs incorrectly handled extracting certain archives. If a user were tricked into extracting a specially-crafted archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files out of the extraction directory.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3042-1
July 26, 2016
kde4libs vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
KDE-Libs could be made to overwrite files.
Software Description:
- kde4libs: KDE 4 core applications and libraries
Details:
Andreas Cord-Landwehr discovered that KDE-Libs incorrectly handled
extracting certain archives. If a user were tricked into extracting a
specially-crafted archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to
overwrite arbitrary files out of the extraction directory.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 15.10:
libkdecore5 4:4.14.13-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libkdecore5 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libkdecore5 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.5
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3042-1
CVE-2016-6232
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/4:4.14.13-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.5