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

Fix krb5kdc.log being world-readable by default.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2016-35cee11780 2016-01-28 15:05:32.714304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : krb5 Product : Fedora 23 Version : 1.14 Release : 6.fc23 URL : http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/ Summary : The Kerberos network authentication system Description : 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1276484 - krb5kdc.log file is world-readable by default https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276484 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/package-announce.lists.fedoraproject.org/ . Resolved the issue of krb5kdc.log having default world-readable permissions for Fedora 23, enhancing security protocols.. Krb5 Security Update,Fedora Software Update,System Security Fixes. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 28, 2016 Fedora