util-linux: access restriction bypass [LWN.net]

Package(s):

util-linux

CVE #(s):

CVE-2006-7108

Created:

May 2, 2007

Updated:

June 15, 2007

Description:

From the Red Hat advisory: a flaw was found in the way the login process handled logins which did not require authentication. Certain processes which conduct their own authentication could allow a remote user to bypass intended access policies which would normally be enforced by the login process.

Alerts:

rPath	rPSA-2007-0126-1	2007-06-15
Mandriva	MDKSA-2007:111	2007-06-04
Red Hat	RHSA-2007:0235-02	2007-05-01

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