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Secunia Security Advisory 50188

Posted on 08 August 2012
Source : packetstormsecurity.org Link

 

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TITLE:
SUSE update for SUSE Manager

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA50188

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-08-07

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DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for SUSE Manager. This fixes a security
issue which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose
sensitive information.

The security issue is caused due to the file
/etc/auditlog-keeper.conf having world-readable permissions and can
be exploited to disclose certain passwords.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the zypper package manager.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SUSE-SU-2012:0958-1:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00001.html

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