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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2001-0626 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T04:30:05.969Z
Reserved: 2001-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2001-0635
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Status : Modified
Published: 2001-08-14T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2001-0635
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Weaknesses
EUVD