Information Exposure Affecting plasma-workspace package, versions <4:5.12.0-2
Threat Intelligence
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- published7 Feb 2018
- disclosed7 Feb 2018
Introduced: 7 Feb 2018
CVE-2018-6790 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable plasma-workspace to version 4:5.12.0-2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream plasma-workspace package and not the plasma-workspace package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in KDE Plasma Workspace before 5.12.0. dataengines/notifications/notificationsengine.cpp allows remote attackers to discover client IP addresses via a URL in a notification, as demonstrated by the src attribute of an IMG element.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6790
- https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=5bc696b5abcdb460c1017592e80b2d7f6ed3107c
- https://cgit.kde.org/plasma-workspace.git/commit/?id=8164beac15ea34ec0d1564f0557fe3e742bdd938
- https://phabricator.kde.org/D10188
- https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.11.5-5.12.0-changelog.php
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2141