Mandriva Linux Security Advisory – Dmitry E. Oboukhov found that the test.alert script used in one of the alert functions in mon created temporary files insecurely, which could lead to a local denial of service or arbitrary file overwrite via a symlink attack. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.
You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/71010/MDVSA-2008-214.txt
Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/71010/Mandriva-Linux-Security-Advisory-2008-214.html