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Slackware 2002-05-03 Critical: Nautilus Symlink Attack Mitigation

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Calendar Grey May 14, 2002
Dist Slackware Esm H88
Revised to bolster defenses against symbolic link attacks in Nautilus for Slackware on June 4, 2003, addressing issues linked to potential file replacement risks.
autilus was patched and recompiled to fix a problem which would allow a malicious user to mount a symlink attack to overwrite another user's files.

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