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Debian DSA-1156-1 : kdebase - programming error

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22698

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

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

Upgrade the kdm package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.3.2-1sarge3.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=374002

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1156

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22698

File Name: debian_DSA-1156.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kdebase, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 8/27/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2449

DSA: 1156