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Ubuntu Installer Log Files Exposure of User Credentials
Secunia Advisory: SA19200
Release Date: 2006-03-13
Last Update: 2006-07-20
Popularity: 10,325 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Ubuntu Linux 5.10

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
Karl Øie has reported a security issue in Ubuntu, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information.

The problem is caused due to user credentials being written to world-readable installation log files during installation. This can be exploited to disclose the password of the first user account.

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