MDKSA-2003:091
- Package name
- kdebase
- Date
- 2003-09-16
- Advisory ID
- MDKSA-2003:091
- Affected versions
- 9.1 i586 , CS2.1 i586 , 9.1 i586 , 9.0 i586 , CS2.1 x86_64
Problem description
A vulnerability was discovered in all versions of KDE 2.2.0 up to and including 3.1.3. KDM does not check for successful completion of the pam_setcred() call and in the case of error conditions in the installed PAM modules, KDM may grant local root access to any user with valid login credentials. It has been reported to the KDE team that a certain configuration of the MIT pam_krb5 module can result in a failing pam_setcred() call which leaves the session alive and would provide root access to any regular user. It is also possible that this vulnerability can likewise be exploited with other PAM modules in a similar manner. Another vulnerability was discovered in kdm where the cookie session generating algorithm was considered too weak to supply a full 128 bits of entropy. This allowed unauthorized users to brute-force the session cookie. mdkkdm, a specialized version of kdm, is likewise vulnerable to these problems and has been patched as well.
Updated packages
9.1 i586
a34824fd162a8ce79258c4db2f2c2d56 ppc/9.1/RPMS/kdebase-3.1-83.5mdk.ppc.rpm 2f3bb4c00a78faa0792dd0353b6e09f2 ppc/9.1/RPMS/kdebase-devel-3.1-83.5mdk.ppc.rpm 818e187fcc9328683fd8e33044c43a78 ppc/9.1/RPMS/kdebase-kdm-3.1-83.5mdk.ppc.rpm 63a508bdfc7040697fd200c9f580204b ppc/9.1/RPMS/kdebase-nsplugins-3.1-83.5mdk.ppc.rpm 499cd7d3f1e4cc7b1276c0f9eed1c0cf ppc/9.1/RPMS/mdkkdm-9.1-24.2mdk.ppc.rpm dc8f0c5f34088514900266eeaeff63bb ppc/9.1/SRPMS/kdebase-3.1-83.5mdk.src.rpm d5c82813906df0100a099e10a030672b ppc/9.1/SRPMS/mdkkdm-9.1-24.2mdk.src.rpm
CS2.1 i586
b16612d8f4e68781cecaf9d32e12c50c corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdebase-3.0.5a-1.4mdk.i586.rpm a80f6c8029c536d59f92fcf7bcf1abd5 corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdebase-devel-3.0.5a-1.4mdk.i586.rpm ae02c014e1994c25a1ee23a7eee8095c corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdebase-nsplugins-3.0.5a-1.4mdk.i586.rpm f9ebdbc69440ca1d11fcd5653f8173d6 corporate/2.1/SRPMS/kdebase-3.0.5a-1.4mdk.src.rpm
9.1 i586
06423402c174ef11a64bd0ed44c4a624 9.1/RPMS/kdebase-3.1-83.5mdk.i586.rpm bfa3c991495ec60d87858cd1563353ab 9.1/RPMS/kdebase-devel-3.1-83.5mdk.i586.rpm cfef59c2e6d2c0faf7469ab2d036e091 9.1/RPMS/kdebase-kdm-3.1-83.5mdk.i586.rpm ab122d6e7931a96d239e0aa6db401ffa 9.1/RPMS/kdebase-nsplugins-3.1-83.5mdk.i586.rpm dbcedf83b6ed92afb8d30bdf54ec38d5 9.1/RPMS/mdkkdm-9.1-24.2mdk.i586.rpm dc8f0c5f34088514900266eeaeff63bb 9.1/SRPMS/kdebase-3.1-83.5mdk.src.rpm d5c82813906df0100a099e10a030672b 9.1/SRPMS/mdkkdm-9.1-24.2mdk.src.rpm
9.0 i586
b16612d8f4e68781cecaf9d32e12c50c 9.0/RPMS/kdebase-3.0.5a-1.4mdk.i586.rpm a80f6c8029c536d59f92fcf7bcf1abd5 9.0/RPMS/kdebase-devel-3.0.5a-1.4mdk.i586.rpm ae02c014e1994c25a1ee23a7eee8095c 9.0/RPMS/kdebase-nsplugins-3.0.5a-1.4mdk.i586.rpm f9ebdbc69440ca1d11fcd5653f8173d6 9.0/SRPMS/kdebase-3.0.5a-1.4mdk.src.rpm
CS2.1 x86_64
cf6fbbfee865b54584632655fa019ee3 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdebase-3.0.5-2.2mdk.x86_64.rpm 08867a45c5be3c48bbd4c93ced0b6ebb x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdebase-devel-3.0.5-2.2mdk.x86_64.rpm cf53476849eb402be28d6a52ac86a218 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/kdebase-nsplugins-3.0.5-2.2mdk.x86_64.rpm a1ee293f258c76a720310183f0c4dda4 x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/kdebase-3.0.5-2.2mdk.src.rpm