Suresec Security Advisory – A lockfile handling error was found in kcheckpass which can, in certain configurations, be used to create world writable files. kdebase versions 3.2.0 through 3.4.2 are susceptible.
You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/39920/adv6.pdf
Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/39920/adv6.pdf.html