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Gentoo: GLSA-200804-30 High: KDE start_kdeinit Arbitrary Code Risk

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Calendar Grey April 29, 2008
Scroller Gentoo Esm H88
KDE start_kdeinit security flaws put Gentoo users at risk. Upgrade your system immediately to protect against threats.
Multiple vulnerabilities in start_kdeinit could possibly allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200804-30 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: High Title: KDE start_kdeinit: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: April 29, 2008 Bugs: #218933 ID: 200804-30

Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities in start_kdeinit could possibly allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Background ========= KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. start_kdeinit is a wrapper for kdeinit.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable...

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