• [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202101-16 ] KDE Connect: Denial of service

    From Aaron Bauman@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 22 17:50:02 2021
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202101-16
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    Severity: Normal
    Title: KDE Connect: Denial of service
    Date: January 22, 2021
    Bugs: #746401
    ID: 202101-16

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    Synopsis
    ========

    A vulnerability in KDE Connect could lead to a Denial of Service
    condition.

    Background
    ==========

    KDE Connect is a project that enables all your devices to communicate
    with each other.

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

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    Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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    1 kde-misc/kdeconnect < 20.04.3-r1 >= 20.04.3-r1

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

    Multiple issues causing excessive resource consumption were found in
    KDE Connect.

    Impact
    ======

    An attacker could cause a possible Denial of Service condition.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All KDE Connect users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-misc/kdeconnect-20.04.3-r1"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2020-26164
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26164

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

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

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-16

    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.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2021 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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