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CVE-2007-5963

Publication date 19 December 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

Unspecified vulnerability in kdebase allows local users to cause a denial of service (KDM login inaccessible, or resource consumption) via unknown vectors.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
kdebase 8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Notes

jdstrand

DoS, but can be easily worked around and requires an unlikely setup gutsy fixed in -updates 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu2.1

kees

this is an annoying local DoS, but not something we'll issues a security update for.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
kdebase