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CVE-2014-8651

Publication date 7 November 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

The KDE Clock KCM policykit helper in kde-workspace before 4.11.14 and plasma-desktop before 5.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ntpUtility (ntp utility name) argument.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
kde-workspace 14.10 utopic
Fixed 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.4
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4:4.11.11-0ubuntu0.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.4
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2402-1
    • KDE workspace vulnerability
    • 11 November 2014

Other references