Description
fishProtocol::establishConnection in fish/fish.cpp in KDE kio-extras through 20.04.0 makes a cacheAuthentication call even if the user had not set the keepPassword option. This may lead to unintended KWallet storage of a password.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | kio-extras | 4:20.08.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | kio-extras | 4:20.08.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | kio-extras | 4:20.08.3-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | kio-extras | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | kio-extras | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | kio-extras | No fix yet | — |