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Gentoo: 200606-23 Notice: KDM Symlink Vulnerability Disclosure

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Calendar Grey June 22, 2006
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KDE's KDM on Gentoo Linux presents a symlink vulnerability that may result in sensitive data exposure. It is advisable to update promptly to mitigate potential threats.
KDM is vulnerable to a symlink vulnerability that can lead to disclosure of information.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-23 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: KDM: Symlink vulnerability Date: June 22, 2006 Bugs: #136201 ID: 200606-23

Synopsis ======= KDM is vulnerable to a symlink vulnerability that can lead to disclosure of information.
Background ========= KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like Operating Systems. KDM is the KDE Display Manager and is part of the kdebase package.
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