kde-workspace: arbitrary code execution and local privilege escalation
Published Dec 6, 2014
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
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.
Affected products
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Configuration 1
- ≤ 5.1
Configuration 2
- ≤ 4.11.13
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kde-workspace
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kde-workspace | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
Add a polkit rule to disable the org.kde.kcontrol.kcmclock.save action. This rule can be tweaked by configuring file /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.kde.kcontrol.kcmclock.policy no = NOT AUTHORIZED for inactive sessions <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive> auth_admin = Administration Authorization is Required to perform such action. Change this to 'no' <allow_active>no</allow_active>
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 30.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 30.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 10.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/143781.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144034.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144093.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/04/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/07/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70904 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2402-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8651 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163778 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8651
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-12 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8651
- https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20141106-1.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
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