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Command explanations
-The sed commands fix a symlink vulnerability in ed. See
-
-http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/advisory.html?id=3308 for
-more information.
+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.
+
+