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CVE-2008-1671

Publication date 28 April 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

start_kdeinit in KDE 3.5.5 through 3.5.9, when installed setuid root, allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via "user-influenceable input" (probably command-line arguments) that cause start_kdeinit to send SIGUSR1 signals to other processes.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
kdelibs 8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 4:3.5.9-0ubuntu7.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu3.4
7.04 feisty
Fixed 4:3.5.6-0ubuntu14.3
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

References

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