Date:         Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:29:05 -0500
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for shadow-utils on SL3,x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov

Synopsis:	Low: shadow-utils security and bug fix update
Issue date:	2007-06-11
CVE Names:	CVE-2006-1174

A flaw was found in the useradd tool in shadow-utils. A new user's
mailbox, when created, could have random permissions for a short period.
This could allow a local attacker to read or modify the mailbox.
(CVE-2006-1174)

SL 3.0.x

   SRPMS:
	shadow-utils-4.0.3-29.RHEL3.src.rpm
   i386:
	shadow-utils-4.0.3-29.RHEL3.i386.rpm
   x86_64:
	shadow-utils-4.0.3-29.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

SciLinux: CVE-2006-1174 shadow-utils SL3,x i386/x86_64

Low: shadow-utils security and bug fix update

Summary

Date:         Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:29:05 -0500Reply-To:     Troy Dawson Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux              From:         Troy Dawson Subject:      Security ERRATA for shadow-utils on SL3,x i386/x86_64Comments: To: scientific-linux-errata@fnal.govSynopsis:	Low: shadow-utils security and bug fix updateIssue date:	2007-06-11CVE Names:	CVE-2006-1174A flaw was found in the useradd tool in shadow-utils. A new user'smailbox, when created, could have random permissions for a short period.This could allow a local attacker to read or modify the mailbox.(CVE-2006-1174)SL 3.0.x   SRPMS:	shadow-utils-4.0.3-29.RHEL3.src.rpm   i386:	shadow-utils-4.0.3-29.RHEL3.i386.rpm   x86_64:	shadow-utils-4.0.3-29.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson



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