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Posted on 03 September 2019
RedHat===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: kdelibs and kde-settings security and bug fix update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2019:2606-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2606
Issue date: 2019-09-03
CVE Names: CVE-2019-14744
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1. Summary:
An update for kdelibs and kde-setting is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64le, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch
3. Description:
The K Desktop Environment (KDE) is a graphical desktop environment for the
X Window System. The kdelibs packages include core libraries for the K
Desktop Environment.
Security Fix(es):
* kdelibs: malicious desktop files and configuration files lead to code
execution with minimal user interaction (CVE-2019-14744)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
* kde.csh profile file contains bourne-shell code (BZ#1740042)
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update
to take effect.
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1740042 - kde.csh profile file contains bourne-shell code [rhel-7.7.z]
1740138 - CVE-2019-14744 kdelibs: malicious desktop files and configuration files lead to code execution with minimal user interaction
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source:
kde-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.src.rpm
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.src.rpm
noarch:
kde-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-ksplash-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-plasma-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-pulseaudio-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
qt-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-common-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
kde-settings-minimal-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kdelibs-apidocs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source:
kde-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.src.rpm
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.src.rpm
noarch:
kde-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
qt-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-common-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
kde-settings-ksplash-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-minimal-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-plasma-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-pulseaudio-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kdelibs-apidocs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
kde-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.src.rpm
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.src.rpm
noarch:
kde-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-ksplash-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-plasma-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-pulseaudio-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
qt-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
ppc64le:
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm
kdelibs-common-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64:
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-common-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
Source:
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.src.rpm
noarch:
kde-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-ksplash-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-minimal-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-plasma-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-pulseaudio-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kdelibs-apidocs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.noarch.rpm
ppc64:
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc.rpm
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc64.rpm
kdelibs-common-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc64.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc64.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc64.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.s390.rpm
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.s390x.rpm
kdelibs-common-4.14.8-11.el7_7.s390x.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.s390.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.s390x.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.s390.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.s390x.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.s390.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
kde-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.src.rpm
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.src.rpm
noarch:
kde-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-ksplash-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-plasma-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kde-settings-pulseaudio-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
qt-settings-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-common-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-debuginfo-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-devel-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.i686.rpm
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.8-11.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
kde-settings-minimal-19-23.10.el7_7.noarch.rpm
kdelibs-apidocs-4.14.8-11.el7_7.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14744
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
