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<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>
<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>