- Issued:
- 2011-10-11
- Updated:
- 2011-10-11
RHSA-2011:1364 - Moderate: kdelibs security and enhancement update
Synopsis
Moderate: kdelibs security and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Moderate
Topic
Updated kdelibs packages that fix one security issue and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Description
The kdelibs packages provide libraries for the K Desktop Environment (KDE).
An input sanitization flaw was found in the KSSL (KDE SSL Wrapper) API. An attacker could supply a specially-crafted SSL certificate (for example, via a web page) to an application using KSSL, such as the Konqueror web browser, causing misleading information to be presented to the user, possibly tricking them into accepting the certificate as valid. (CVE-2011-3365)
This update also adds the following enhancement:
- kdelibs provided its own set of trusted Certificate Authority (CA) certificates. This update makes kdelibs use the system set from the ca-certificates package, instead of its own copy. (BZ#743951)
Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct this issue and add this enhancement. The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Virtual Storage Appliance (from RHUI) | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.1 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.1 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- kdelibs-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.src.rpm
- kdelibs-common-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.x86_64.rpm
- kdelibs-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.ppc.rpm
- kdelibs-common-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.i686.rpm
- kdelibs-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.s390x.rpm
- kdelibs-debuginfo-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.ppc.rpm
- kdelibs-common-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.ppc64.rpm
- kdelibs-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.x86_64.rpm
- kdelibs-devel-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.x86_64.rpm
- kdelibs-devel-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.i686.rpm
- kdelibs-debuginfo-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.x86_64.rpm
- kdelibs-apidocs-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.noarch.rpm
- kdelibs-debuginfo-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.s390.rpm
- kdelibs-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.i686.rpm
- kdelibs-devel-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.ppc.rpm
- kdelibs-debuginfo-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.ppc64.rpm
- kdelibs-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.ppc64.rpm
- kdelibs-devel-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.ppc64.rpm
- kdelibs-debuginfo-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.i686.rpm
- kdelibs-debuginfo-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.s390x.rpm
- kdelibs-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.s390.rpm
- kdelibs-devel-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.s390.rpm
- kdelibs-common-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.s390x.rpm
- kdelibs-devel-4.3.4-11.el6_1.4.s390x.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.