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TI-2014-04135 Aliases CVE-2014-5033GHSA-gh63-q3pg-7q7r

KDE kdelibs before 4.14 and kauth before 5.1 does not properly use D-Bus for…

Priority LOW 30CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

KDE kdelibs before 4.14 and kauth before 5.1 does not properly use D-Bus for communication with a polkit authority, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging a PolkitUnixProcess PolkitSubject race condition via a (1) setuid process or (2) pkexec process, related to CVE-2013-4288 and "PID reuse race conditions."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00359 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 38

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:debian:kde4libs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kauth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.13.97VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.10.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.95VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:kde4libs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kauth:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.13.97 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.10.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.95 Vulnerable ·KDE
Show 28 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.10.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10.97VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11.3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11.4VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11.5VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11.80VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11.90VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11.95VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.11.97VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12.3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12.4VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12.5VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12.80VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12.90VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12.95VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.12.97VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.13.0VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.13.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.13.2VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.13.3VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.13.80VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.13.90VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.13.95VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.10.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10.97 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11.4 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11.5 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11.80 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11.90 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11.95 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.11.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.11.97 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12.4 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12.5 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12.80 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12.90 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12.95 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.12.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12.97 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13.0 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13.2 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13.3 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13.80 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13.90 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdelibs:4.13.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.13.95 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2014:1359 Released 2014-10-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    polkit-qt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) polkit-qt-0.103.0-10.el7_0
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) polkit-qt-devel-0.103.0-10.el7_0, polkit-qt-doc-0.103.0-10.el7_0
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) polkit-qt-0.103.0-10.el7_0
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) polkit-qt-devel-0.103.0-10.el7_0, polkit-qt-doc-0.103.0-10.el7_0
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) polkit-qt-0.103.0-10.el7_0
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) polkit-qt-0.103.0-10.el7_0, polkit-qt-0.103.0-10.el7_0.ppc, polkit-qt-devel-0.103.0-10.el7_0 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) polkit-qt-0.103.0-10.el7_0
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) polkit-qt-devel-0.103.0-10.el7_0, polkit-qt-doc-0.103.0-10.el7_0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1359
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1359
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1359
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1359
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1359
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1359
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1359
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:1359

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5033
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gh63-q3pg-7q7r

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 5

Other 1

Sources

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