Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2005-251-03)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Slackware Advisory SSA:2005-251-01 kcheckpass in kdebase

The remote host is missing an update as announced via advisory SSA:2005-251-01. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: esoftslkssa200525101.nasl 6598 2017-07-07 09:36:44Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from the corresponding slackware advisory Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2012...

kdebase security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2006:0582 Updated kdebase packages that resolve several bugs are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kdebase packages provide the core applications for KDE, the K Desktop...

RHEL 4 : kdebase (RHSA-2006:0582)

Updated kdebase packages that resolve several bugs are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kdebase packages provide the core applications for KDE, the K Desktop Environment. These core packages include the file manager...

Low: Red Hat Security Advisory: kdebase security fix

Updated kdebase packages that resolve several bugs are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kdebase packages provide the core applications for KDE, the K Desktop Environment. These core packages include the file manager...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdebase (MDKSA-2005:160)

Ilja van Sprundel from suresec.org notified the KDE security team about a serious lock file handling error in kcheckpass that can, in some configurations, be used to gain root access. In order for an exploit to succeed, the directory /var/lock has to be writeable for a user that is allowed to...

Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / current : kcheckpass in kdebase (SSA:2005-251-01)

New kdebase packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue with the kcheckpass program. Earlier versions of Slackware are not affected. A flaw in the way the program creates lockfiles could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 ...

kcheckpass in kdebase

New kdebase packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue with the kcheckpass program. Earlier versions of Slackware are not affected. A flaw in the way the program creates lockfiles could allow a local attacker to gain root privileges. For more details abo...

CVE-2005-2494

kcheckpass in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.4.2 allows local users to gain root access via a symlink attack on lock files...

CVE-2005-2494

CVE-2005-2494 affects KDE kdebase/kcheckpass (kcheckpass in KDE 3.2.0 up to 3.4.2) where a symlink attack on /var/lock lock files can allow a local user to gain root privileges. Root cause: improper lock-file handling in kcheckpass. Affected environments include Red Hat/CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu adv...