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TI-2014-07103 Aliases CVE-2014-8651GHSA-qpg7-58m4-m59v

The KDE Clock KCM policykit helper in kde-workspace before 4.11.14 and plasma-desktop…

Priority LOW 32CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00388 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.1VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.11.13VulnerableKDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:plasma-desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.1 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde-workspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.11.13 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8651
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qpg7-58m4-m59v

References

Advisory 6

Other 2

  • TI-2013-03610 kde-workspace before 4.10.5 has a memory leak in plasma desktop CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-03609 KDE-Workspace 4.10.5 and earlier does not properly handle the return value of the glibc… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2015-01187 kde-workspace 4.2.0 and plasma-workspace before 5.1.95 allows remote attackers to obtain… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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