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RHEL 4 : kdebase (RHSA-2006:0582)

high Nessus Plugin ID 22222

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated kdebase packages that resolve several bugs are now available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The kdebase packages provide the core applications for KDE, the K Desktop Environment. These core packages include the file manager Konqueror.

Ilja van Sprundel discovered a lock file handling flaw in kcheckpass.
If the directory /var/lock is writable by a user who is allowed to run kcheckpass, that user could gain root privileges. In Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the /var/lock directory is not writable by users and therefore this flaw could only have been exploited if the permissions on that directory have been badly configured. A patch to block this issue has been included in this update. (CVE-2005-2494)

The following bugs have also been addressed :

 - kstart --tosystray does not send the window to the system tray in Kicker

 - When the customer enters or selects URLs in Firefox's address field, the desktop freezes for a couple of seconds

 - fish kioslave is broken on 64-bit systems

All users of kdebase should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain patches to resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected kdebase and / or kdebase-devel packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-2494

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0582

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22222

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2006-0582.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/14/2006

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdebase, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kdebase-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/6/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2494

RHSA: 2006:0582