CVE-2014-8651 – Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2402-1

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2014-8651

11 Nov 2014 — The KDE Clock KCM policykit helper in kde-workspace before 4.11.14 and plasma-desktop before 5.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted ntpUtility (ntp utility name) argument. KDE Clock KCM Policykit Helper en kde-workspace anterior a 4.11.14 y plasma-desktop anterior a 5.1.1 permite a usuarios locales ganar privilegios a través de un argumento ntpUtility (ntp utility name) manipulado. David Edmundson discovered that the KDE Clock KCM policykit helper did not properly guard against untrusted ... • http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/143781.html • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls •