=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2414-1
November 24, 2014

kde-runtime vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

KDE-Runtime could be made to run arbitrary javascript.

Software Description:
- kde-runtime: runtime components from the official KDE release

Details:

Tim Brown and Darron Burton discovered that KDE-Runtime incorrectly handled
input validation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary javascript.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  kde-runtime                     4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.3

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2414-1
  CVE-2014-8600

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-runtime/4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.3


Ubuntu 2414-1: KDE-Runtime vulnerability

November 24, 2014
KDE-Runtime could be made to run arbitrary javascript.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: kde-runtime 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.3 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2414-1

CVE-2014-8600

Severity
November 24, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kde-runtime/4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.3

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