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Fedora 22 FEDORA-2015-020f4b9400 Moderate: Xsupplicant Temp File Issue

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Calendar Grey December 20, 2015
Dist Fedora Esm H88
The resolution for the temporary file naming concern in xsupplicant enhances secure authentication protocols on Fedora 22 platforms.
Fix security issue with tmp file naming.

Summary

This software allows a GNU/Linux or BSD workstation to authenticate with

a RADIUS server using 802.1x and various EAP protocols. The intended

use is for computers with wireless LAN connections to complete a strong

authentication before joining the network.

Update Information:

Fix security issue with tmp file naming.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora authentication temporary files xsupplicant

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1276614 - xsupplicant: Usage of fixed temtporary file https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276614

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update xsupplicant' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

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Name: xsupplicant
Product: Fedora 22
Version: 2.2.0
Release: 13.fc22
URL: http://www.open1x.org/
Summary: Open Source Implementation of IEEE 802.1x

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Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora authentication temporary files xsupplicant

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