CVE-2019-14744
Published: 07 August 2019
In KDE Frameworks KConfig before 5.61.0, malicious desktop files and configuration files lead to code execution with minimal user interaction. This relates to libKF5ConfigCore.so, and the mishandling of .desktop and .directory files, as demonstrated by a shell command on an Icon line in a .desktop file.
From the Ubuntu security team
It was discovered that KConfig and KDE libraries have a vulnerability where an attacker could hide malicious code under desktop and configuration files.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 7.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
kconfig Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Not vulnerable
(5.60.0-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Not vulnerable
(5.60.0-0ubuntu2)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(5.44.0-0ubuntu1.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(5.18.0-0ubuntu1.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
Patches: Upstream: https://phabricator.kde.org/R237:5d3e71b1d2ecd2cb2f910036e614ffdfc895aa22 |
||
|
kde4libs Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(4:4.14.38-0ubuntu3.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(4:4.14.16-0ubuntu3.3)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Needs triage
|
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14744
- https://gist.githubusercontent.com/zeropwn/630832df151029cb8f22d5b6b9efaefb/raw/64aa3d30279acb207f787ce9c135eefd5e52643b/kde-kdesktopfile-command-injection.txt
- https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20190807-1.txt
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/unpatched-kde-vulnerability-disclosed-on-twitter/
- https://phabricator.kde.org/D22979
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4100-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian