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Severity: Normal Title: KTextEditor: Arbitrary Local Code Execution Date: January 15, 2024 Bugs: #832447 ID: 202401-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability has been found in KTextEditor where local code can be executed without user interaction. Background ========== Framework providing a full text editor component for KDE. Affected packages ================= Package Vulnerable Unaffected -------------------------- ------------ ------------ kde-frameworks/ktexteditor < 5.90.0-r2 >= 5.90.0-r2 Description =========== A vulnerability has been discovered in KTextEditor. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== KTextEditor executes binaries without user interaction in a few cases, e.g. KTextEditor will try to check on external file modification via invoking the "git" binary if the file is known in the repository with the new content. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All KTextEditor users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-frameworks/ktexteditor-5.90.0-r2" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2022-23853 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23853 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-21 Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to secur...@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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