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Gentoo Linux: GLSA 200611-21 Low: Kile Backup File Permissions Issue

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Calendar Grey November 27, 2006
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo advisory GLSA 202304-15 concerns Gimp's memory handling vulnerability, which may result in data corruption.
Kile uses default permissions for backup files, potentially leading to information disclosure.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200611-21 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Low Title: Kile: Incorrect backup file permission Date: November 27, 2006 Bugs: #155613 ID: 200611-21

Synopsis ======= Kile uses default permissions for backup files, potentially leading to information disclosure.
Background ========= Kile is a TeX/LaTeX editor for KDE.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-editors/kile < 1.9.2-r1 >= 1.9.2-r1
========== Kile fails to set the same permissions on backup files as on the original file. This is similar to CVE-2005-1920.
Impact ===== A kile user may inadvertently grant access to sensitive information.
Workaround =====...

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