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Debian LTS DLA-2041-1 Security Advisory: Insecure Debian-Edu-Config

debian lts
Calendar Grey December 18, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
Enhance the security settings in debian-edu-config to address the vulnerabilities related to user permissions within Debian Edu environments.
It was discovered that debian-edu-config, the package containing the configuration files and scripts for Debian Edu (Skolelinux), contained an insecure configuration for kadmin, th...
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security advisory debian local access kerberos insecure config pwd change

Summary

The bug was not exposed in the officially documented user management
frontends of Debian Edu, but could be abused by local network users knowing
how to use the Kerberos backend.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
1.818+deb8u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your debian-edu-config packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: debian-edu-config
Version: 1.818+deb8u3
CVE ID: CVE-2019-3467
Debian Bug: 946797

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security advisory debian local access kerberos insecure config pwd change

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