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Gentoo update for kde
Secunia Advisory: SA29977
Release Date: 2008-04-29
Popularity: 2,541 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1671


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for kdelibs. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to potentially gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA29951

Solution:
Update to "kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.8-r4" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-30.xml

Other References:
SA29951:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29951/


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