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Re: KDE 4.x Multiple Highly Critical Vulnerabilities

Linux distributions provide repository fixes and security updates for users.

More information:
»www.f-secure.com/vulnerabilities···00902981

PS - Don't run as root, then it's not an issue.


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said by SUMware See Profile :

Linux distributions provide repository fixes and security updates for users.

More information:
»www.f-secure.com/vulnerabilities···00902981
According to F-Secure, this regard KDE 3.x
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said by Smokey Bear See Profile :

said by SUMware See Profile :

Linux distributions provide repository fixes and security updates for users.

More information:
»www.f-secure.com/vulnerabilities···00902981
According to F-Secure, this regard KDE 3.x
Yes. That's what they say.


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I posted about KDE 4.x vulnerabilities...

SUMware
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And I posted additional information for members.

I'd be happy to delete my post if you'd like, and its information, if you think that it will be of benefit to readers to do so.


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said by SUMware See Profile :

And I posted additional information for members.

I'd be happy to delete my post if you'd like, and its information, if you think that it will be of benefit to readers to do so.
No need, your info regard also KDE vulnerabilities, but there was the need to clarify that your reply affect KDE 3.x users.
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SUMware
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OK. Understand. Well, I guess that we've now accomplished that. LOL.

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This appears to only be an issue if one is using a KHTML browser (a la Konqueror) which hardly anyone does, almost all Linux users use Firefox. And, as Sumware said, not running as root would stop this from compromising the entire system (and almost no one runs as root, especially on the *buntu's). Kubuntu has already pushed the fix for this. I was prompted to update earlier today.

This is one of the reasons I always create MAC profiles for my browser -- it's easy to do and makes bugs like this near impossible to execute. (Actually AppArmor is easy to do, SELinux not so much)

And where is Matunga?

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Agreed. It's pretty much a non-issue.
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