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RHSA-2005-612: kdelibs

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Check for the version of the kdelibs packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated kdelibs packages are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. kdelibs contains libraries for the K Desktop Environment. A flaw was discovered affecting Kate, the KDE advanced text editor, and Kwrite. Depending on system settings, it may be possible for a local user to read the backup files created by Kate or Kwrite. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2005-1920 to this issue. Please note this issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 2.1. Users of Kate or Kwrite should update to these errata packages which contains a backported patch from the KDE security team correcting this issue. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-612.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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