CVE-2006-6939
Description
From CVE.org
GNU ed before 0.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, possibly in the open_sbuf function.
Statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223072
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
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