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Package : kdebase
Vulnerability : programming error
Problem-Type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2006-2449
Debian Bug : 374002
Ludwig Nussel discovered that kdm, the X display manager for
KDE, handles access to the session type configuration file
insecurely, which may lead to the disclosure of arbitrary files
through a symlink attack.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed
in version 3.3.2-1sarge3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed
in version 3.5.2-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your kdm package.
Upgrade Instructions
wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:
apt-get update
will update the internal database apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.
