The following two security advisories has been published for Arch Linux:

ASA-201802-3: go-pie: arbitrary code execution
ASA-201802-4: plasma-workspace: arbitrary command execution

ASA-201802-3: go-pie: arbitrary code execution

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201802-3
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Severity: High
Date : 2018-02-09
CVE-ID : CVE-2018-6574
Package : go-pie
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-606

Summary
=======

The package go-pie before version 1.9.4-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.

Resolution
==========

Upgrade to 1.9.4-1.

# pacman -Syu "go-pie>=1.9.4-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.9.4.

Workaround
==========

None.

Description
===========

Go before 1.8.7, Go 1.9.x before 1.9.4, and Go 1.10 pre-releases before
Go 1.10rc2 allow "go get" remote command execution during source code
build, by leveraging the gcc or clang plugin feature, because -fplugin=
and -plugin= arguments were not blocked.

Impact
======

A remote attacker is able to trick the “go get” command into executing
arbitrary code by passing a maliciously-crafted flag to the gcc or
clang backends.

References
==========

https://github.com/golang/go/issues/23672
https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/867fb18b6d5bc73266b68c9a695558a04e060a8a
https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!msg/golang-nuts/Gbhh1NxAjMU/dfW69X50AgAJ
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-6574

ASA-201802-4: plasma-workspace: arbitrary command execution

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201802-4
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Severity: High
Date : 2018-02-09
CVE-ID : CVE-2018-6791
Package : plasma-workspace
Type : arbitrary command execution
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-607

Summary
=======

The package plasma-workspace before version 5.12.0-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary command execution.

Resolution
==========

Upgrade to 5.12.0-1.

# pacman -Syu "plasma-workspace>=5.12.0-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 5.12.0.

Workaround
==========

Mount removable devices with Dolphin instead of the device notifier.

Description
===========

When a vfat thumbdrive which contains `` or $() in its volume label is
plugged and mounted trough the device notifier, it's interpreted as a
shell command, leaving a possibility of arbitrary commands execution.
an example of offending volume label is "$(touch b)" which will create
a file called b in the home folder.

Impact
======

A local attacker is able to execute arbitrary commands on the affected
system by inserting and mounting a specially crafted thumbdrive.

References
==========

https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20180208-2.txt
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-6791