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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57006
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200606-23 (kdebase, KDM)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200606-23.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200606-23.

Vulnerability Insight:
KDM is vulnerable to a symlink vulnerability that can lead to disclosure of
information.

Solution:
All kdebase users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdebase

All KDE split ebuild users should upgrade to the latest KDM version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdm

CVSS Score:
4.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-2449
1016297
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016297
18431
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18431
20060614 [KDE Security Advisory] KDM symlink attack vulnerability
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437133/100/0/threaded
20060615 rPSA-2006-0106-1 kdebase
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437322/100/0/threaded
20602
http://secunia.com/advisories/20602
20660
http://secunia.com/advisories/20660
20674
http://secunia.com/advisories/20674
20702
http://secunia.com/advisories/20702
20785
http://secunia.com/advisories/20785
20869
http://secunia.com/advisories/20869
20890
http://secunia.com/advisories/20890
21662
http://secunia.com/advisories/21662
26511
http://www.osvdb.org/26511
ADV-2006-2355
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2355
DSA-1156
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1156
GLSA-200606-23
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-23.xml
MDKSA-2006:105
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:105
MDKSA-2006:106
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:106
RHSA-2006:0548
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0548.html
SSA:2006-178-01
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.444467
SUSE-SA:2006:039
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_39_kdm.html
USN-301-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/301-1/
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060614-1.txt
kde-kdm-symlink(27181)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27181
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9844
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9844
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