KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper app.
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-952-1 kde4libs security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3849-1 kde4libs security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17373 KDE kdelibs before 4.14.32 and KAuth before 5.34 allow local users to gain root privileges by spoofing a callerID and leveraging a privileged helper app.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3286-1 KDE-Libs vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:34:22.978Z

Reserved: 2017-05-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-8422

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-17T14:29:00.387

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-8422

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-8422 - Bugzilla

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