Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2011-081

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2011-081 – Directory traversal vulnerability in the KGetMetalink::File::isValidNameAttr function in ui/metalinkcreator/metalinker.cpp in KGet in KDE SC 4.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a dot dot in the name attribute of a file element in a metalink file.

Source: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2011-081