Package : kdebase
Vulnerability : programming error
Problem type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id(s) : CVE-2007-4569
iKees Huijgen discovered that under certain circumstances KDM, an X
session manage for KDE, it is possible for KDM to be tricked into
allowing user logins without a password.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version
4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-6etch1.
For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem was not present.
We recommend that you upgrade your kdebase package.
Upgrade instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:
These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
its next update.
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For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg>
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