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Fedora 23: 2015-7229638357 Critical: Xsupplicant Tmp File Naming Issue

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Calendar Grey December 19, 2015
Dist Fedora Esm H88
An enhancement for xsupplicant in Fedora 23 addresses a security concern related to temporary file naming, enhancing overall security measures.
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 security issue fedora update authentication xsupplicant tmp file naming

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 23
Version: 2.2.0
Release: 13.fc23
URL: http://www.open1x.org/
Summary: Open Source Implementation of IEEE 802.1x

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue fedora update authentication xsupplicant tmp file naming

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