============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2304-1 July 31, 2014 kde4libs vulnerability ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: kauth could be tricked into bypassing polkit authorizations. Software Description: - kde4libs: KDE 4 core applications and libraries Details: It was discovered that kauth was using polkit in an unsafe manner. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass intended polkit authorizations. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: kdelibs5-plugins 4:4.13.2a-0ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: kdelibs5-plugins 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.4 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2304-1 CVE-2014-5033 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/4:4.13.2a-0ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde4libs/4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.4