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.
References
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http://www.osvdb.org/5564 | |
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-058.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6493 |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00
Updated: 2002-03-01T10:00:00
Reserved: 2001-07-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2001-0635
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2001-08-14T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:48.953
Link: CVE-2001-0635
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