Description
The Ubuntu 5.10 installer does not properly clear passwords from the installer log file (questions.dat), and leaves the log file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Affected products
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n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/262-1/ ↗
- https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17086 ↗
- http://www.osvdb.org/23868 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0927 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25170 ↗
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015761 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19200 ↗