Better explanation than the previous url (easier to just read it than

having to 'click away'


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<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>
<para>The sed commands fix a symlink vulnerability in ed. See
<ulink url="http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/advisory.html?id=3308">
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/advisory.html?id=3308</ulink> for
more information.</sect2>
<para>The sed commands fix a symlink vulnerability in ed. The ed
executable creates files in /tmp with predictable names. By using
various symlink attacks, it is possible to have ed write to files
it should not, change the permissions of various files, etc.</para>
</sect2>