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CVE-2001-0635
Published: Mar 9, 2002
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Red Hat Linux 7.1 sets insecure permissions on swap files created during installation, which can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges by reading sensitive information from the swap file, such as passwords.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
5564
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
mount-swap-world-readable(6493)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
RHSA-2001:058
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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