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Fedora 23: 2016-35cee11780 Moderate: krb5kdc.log World-Readable Issue

fedora
Calendar Grey January 28, 2016
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Resolved the issue of krb5kdc.log having default world-readable permissions for Fedora 23, enhancing security protocols.
Fix krb5kdc.log being world-readable by default.

Summary

Kerberos V5 is a trusted-third-party network authentication system,

which can improve your network's security by eliminating the insecure

practice of sending passwords over the network in unencrypted form.

Update Information:

Fix krb5kdc.log being world-readable by default.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Fedora security fix configuration issue krb5 log security

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1276484 - krb5kdc.log file is world-readable by default https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276484

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update krb5' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

Name: krb5
Product: Fedora 23
Version: 1.14
Release: 6.fc23
URL: http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/
Summary: The Kerberos network authentication system

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Fedora security fix configuration issue krb5 log security

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