Gentoo: GLSA-202008-21: Kleopatra: Remote code execution
Summary
Kleopatra did not safely escape command line parameters provided by URLs, which it configures itself to handle.
Resolution
All Kleopatra users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-apps/kleopatra-20.04.3-r1"
References
[ 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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 kde-apps/kleopatra < 20.04.3-r1 >= 20.04.3-r1
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.