SUSE-SA:2006:039: kdebase3-kdm

high Nessus Plugin ID 24419

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2006:039 (kdebase3-kdm).

The KDE Display Manager KDM stores the type of the previously used session in the user's home directory.

By using a symlink a local attacker could trick kdm into also storing content of files that are normally not accessible by users, like for instance /etc/shadow.

This problem is tracked by Mitre CVE ID CVE-2006-2449 and was found by Ludwig Nussel of the SUSE Security Team.

Solution

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_39_kdm.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24419

File Name: suse_SA_2006_039.nasl

Version: 1.10

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 2/18/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Detections

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