SB2020101801 - Arch Linux update for kdeconnect 



SB2020101801 - Arch Linux update for kdeconnect

Published: October 18, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020101801
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26164)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing network packets. A remote attacker on a local network can send specially crafted packets to other hosts running kdeconnect and cause the application to consume large amounts of CPU and memory.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.