CVE-2006-1183

Publication date 13 March 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025


Ubuntu priority

Description

The Ubuntu 5.10 installer does not properly clear passwords from the installer log file (questions.dat), and leaves the log file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cdebconf 7.04 feisty
Fixed 0.97ubuntu3
6.10 edgy
Fixed 0.97ubuntu3
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 0.97ubuntu3