Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced
via advisory SSA:2005-251-01.
Solution
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050905-1.txt https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SSA:2005-251-01
Insight
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.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-2494 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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