Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in KDE Plasma Workspace up to 5.93.0. This affects the function EventPluginsManager::enabledPlugins of the file components/calendar/eventpluginsmanager.cpp of the component Theme File Handler. The manipulation of the argument pluginId leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The patch is named 6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-253407. NOTE: This requires write access to user's home or the installation of third party global themes.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| KDE | Plasma Workspace | 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 5.20, 5.21, 5.22, 5.23, 5.24, 5.25, 5.26, 5.27, 5.28, 5.29, 5.30, 5.31, 5.32, 5.33, 5.34, 5.35, 5.36, 5.37, 5.38, 5.39, 5.40, 5.41, 5.42, 5.43, 5.44, 5.45, 5.46, 5.47, 5.48, 5.49, 5.50, 5.5… | — |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | plasma-workspace | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | plasma-workspace | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | plasma-workspace | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | plasma-workspace | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | plasma-workspace | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | plasma-workspace | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | plasma-workspace | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | plasma-workspace | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.253407 vdb-entry technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.253407 signature permissions-required
- https://github.com/KDE/plasma-workspace/commit/6cdf42916369ebf4ad5bd876c4dfa0170d7b2f01 patch