MGASA-2019-0083

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0083.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0083.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2019-0083
Published
2019-02-14T08:38:16Z
Modified
2026-04-16T04:26:31Z
Summary
Updated kauth packages fix security vulnerability
Details

KAuth allows to pass parameters with arbitrary types to helpers running as root over DBus. Certain types can cause crashes and trigger decoding arbitrary images with dynamically loaded plugins.

References
Credits

Affected packages

Mageia:6 / kauth

Package

Name
kauth
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/kauth?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.42.0-1.1.mga6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0083.json"