CVE-2001-0635 | BDVDB-2026-3570 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.osvdb.org/5564
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6493
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-058.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12002-03-09Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-08Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.