Fedora 24 Gnome-Boxes Security Advisory: Clear Text Password Issue
fedora
February 9, 2017
gnome-boxes 3.20.4 release, fixing a possible security issue with storing the express installation password in clear text
Summary
gnome-boxes lets you easily create, setup, access, and use:
* remote machines
* remote virtual machines
* local virtual machines
* When technology permits, set up access for applications on
local virtual machines
Update Information:
gnome-boxes 3.20.4 release, fixing a possible security issue with storing the
express installation password in clear text. - Store the user password in the
keyring during an express installation. - Fix typo in debug string. - Fix printf
format strings.
Change Log
References
Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2017-42df4eeb59 2017-02-09 16:28:05.011359
Name : gnome-boxes Product : Fedora 24 Version : 3.20.4 Release : 1.fc24 URL : https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes Summary : A simple GNOME 3 application to access remote or virtual systems Description : gnome-boxes lets you easily create, setup, access, and use: * remote machines * remote virtual machines * local virtual machines * When technology permits, set up access for applications on local virtual machines
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade gnome-boxes' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html
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Name: gnome-boxes
Product: Fedora 24
Version: 3.20.4
Release: 1.fc24
Summary: A simple GNOME 3 application to access remote or virtual systems
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