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Red Hat util-linux Login Program Information Leakage
Secunia Advisory: SA10773
Release Date: 2004-02-03
Last Update: 2004-03-23
Popularity: 10,144 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Description:
Red Hat has issued updated packages for util-linux. These fix a vulnerability, which potentially could disclose information to users.

The vulnerability is caused due to an information leak in the login program.

Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]



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