Package : kdelibs Vulnerability : insecure permissions Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2005-1920
KDE developers have reported a vulnerability in the backup file handling of Kate and Kwrite. The backup files are created with default permissions, even if the original file had more strict permissions set. This could disclose information unintendedly.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.3.2-6.2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 3.4.1-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your kate 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.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge - --------------------------------