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Gentoo update for kdebase / KDM Advisory Available in Danish 

Secunia Advisory: SA20785  
Release Date: 2006-06-23

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x


CVE reference:CVE-2006-2449 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for kdebase / KDM. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information.

For more information:
SA20602

Solution:
Update to the latest version.

kdebase users:
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdebase

KDE split ebuild users:
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdm

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-23.xml

Other References:
SA20602:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20602/



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