[ GLSA 202008-21 ] Kleopatra: Remote code execution

Sam James <[email protected]>
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202008-21
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Kleopatra: Remote code execution
     Date: August 30, 2020
     Bugs: #739556
       ID: 202008-21

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Synopsis
========

A vulnerability in Kleopatra allows arbitrary execution of code.

Background
==========

Kleopatra is a certificate manager and a universal crypto GUI. It
supports managing X.509 and OpenPGP certificates in the GpgSM keybox
and retrieving certificates from LDAP servers.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  kde-apps/kleopatra         < 20.04.3-r1            >= 20.04.3-r1

Description
===========

Kleopatra did not safely escape command line parameters provided by
URLs, which it configures itself to handle.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted
URL via openpgp4fpr handler, possibly resulting in execution of
arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of
Service condition.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Kleopatra users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-apps/kleopatra-20.04.3-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-24972
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24972

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-21

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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