CVE-2018-6791
plasma-workspace - security update
6.8
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.26%
Description
An issue was discovered in soliduiserver/deviceserviceaction.cpp in KDE Plasma Workspace before 5.12.0. When a vfat thumbdrive that contains `` or $() in its volume label is plugged in and mounted through the device notifier, it's interpreted as a shell command, leading to a possibility of arbitrary command execution. An example of an offending volume label is "$(touch b)" -- this will create a file called b in the home folder.
How to fix CVE-2018-6791
To remediate CVE-2018-6791, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4:5.12.0-2 or later
- —upgrade to 4:5.8.6-2.1+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2018-6791 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4:5.12.0-2
- from 0, < 4:5.8.6-2.1+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |