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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1156-1 (kdebase)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to kdebase announced via advisory DSA 1156-1. 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.
Solution
Solution
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. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201156-1