Security
Security
A vulnerability in GKSu might allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
| Package | x11-libs/gksu on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | <= 2.0.2 |
| Unaffected versions |
A library that provides a Gtk+ frontend to su and sudo.
A vulnerability was discovered in GKSu’s gksu-run-helper.
An attacker could execute arbitrary commands.
There is no known workaround at this time.
Gentoo has discontinued support for GKSu and recommends that users unmerge the package:
# emerge --unmerge "x11-libs/gksu"
Release date
December 30, 2018
Latest revision
December 30, 2018: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
remote
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