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.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge - --------------------------------