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Unscored USN-6035-1 1 CVE

kauth vulnerability

Published Apr 20, 2023 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

It was discovered that KAuth incorrectly handled some configuration parameters
with specially crafted arbitrary types. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS kauth 5.18.0-0ubuntu2+esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS kauth 5.44.0-0ubuntu1+esm1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2019-7443

    KDE KAuth before 5.55 allows the passing of parameters with arbitrary types to helpers running as root over DBus via DB…

    kauth kauth Debian Ubuntu

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-7443