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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200606-23] KDM: Symlink vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200606-23] KDM: Symlink vulnerability |
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KDM: Symlink vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200606-23 (KDM: Symlink vulnerability) Ludwig Nussel discovered that KDM could be tricked into permiting users to read files that would otherwise not be readable. Impact A local attacker could exploit this issue to obtain potentially sensitive information that is usually not accessable to the local user such as shadow files or other user's files. The default Gentoo user running KDM is root and, as a result, the local attacker can read any file. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-1.txt http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2449 Solution: All kdebase users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdebase All KDE split ebuild users should upgrade to the latest KDM version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdm Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2006 Michel Arboi |
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