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jeff via plug on 12 Aug 2019 07:04:29 -0700
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[PLUG] KDE desktops could get hacked w/o even opening malicious files
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- From: jeff via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
- To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
- Subject: [PLUG] KDE desktops could get hacked w/o even opening malicious files
- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:04:21 -0400
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https://thehackernews.com/2019/08/kde-desktop-linux-vulnerability.html
A cybersecurity researcher has disclosed an unpatched zero-day
vulnerability in the KDE software framework that could allow maliciously
crafted .desktop and .directory files to silently run arbitrary code on
a user's computer—without even requiring the victim to actually open it
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