KTextEditor: Arbitrary Local Code Execution — GLSA 202401-21

A vulnerability has been found in KTextEditor where local code can be executed without user interaction.

Affected packages

Package	kde-frameworks/ktexteditor on all architectures
Affected versions	< 5.90.0-r2
Unaffected versions	>= 5.90.0-r2

Background

Framework providing a full text editor component for KDE.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in KTextEditor. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

KTextEditor executes binaries without user interaction in a few cases, e.g. KTextEditor will try to check on external file modification via invoking the "git" binary if the file is known in the repository with the new content.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All KTextEditor users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-frameworks/ktexteditor-5.90.0-r2"

References

CVE-2022-23853

Release date
January 15, 2024

Latest revision
January 15, 2024: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

Bugzilla entries

832447