kcheckpass does not need to have suid flag set (and it also does not have by default). You probably have wrong ownership of /etc/shadow file - see bug 37407.
** Changed in: kdebase (Ubuntu)
Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
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suid root flag of /usr/bin/kcheckpass reset
https://launchpad.net/bugs/49710
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