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RHEL 7 : kdelibs and kde-settings (RHSA-2019:2606)
high Nessus Plugin ID 128496
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for kdelibs / kde-settings.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2019:2606 advisory.- kdelibs: malicious desktop files and configuration files lead to code execution with minimal user interaction (CVE-2019-14744)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL kdelibs / kde-settings packages based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:2606.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?1644a8d3
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2606
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 128496
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-2606.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/4/2019
Updated: 4/29/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14744
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kde-settings, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kde-settings-ksplash, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kde-settings-minimal, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kde-settings-plasma, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kde-settings-pulseaudio, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdelibs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdelibs-apidocs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdelibs-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdelibs-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdelibs-ktexteditor, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qt-settings, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/7/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-14744