| Name | CVE-2014-8651 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kde-workspace | source | (unstable) | 4:4.11.13-2 | unimportant |
https://projects.kde.org/projects/kde/kde-workspace/repository/diff?rev=54d0bfb5effff9c8cf60da890b7728cbe36a454e&rev_to=fd2aa9deed44fad6107625ad7360157fea7296f6
On Debian changing the clock requires authentication, so it's not exploitable
in the standard setup