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Mageia: MGASA-2020-0038 Moderate: Makepasswd Password Length Adjustment

Updated makepasswd fix insecure default length of password By default, makepasswd generates password with a length between 6 to 8 characters (48 to 64bits). This update raise the default to 16 characters (128 bits). . Publication date: 13 Jan 2020 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0038.html Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2020-0038 - Updated makepasswd fix insecure default length of password Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 7 CVE: CVE-2010-2247 Description: Updated makepasswd fix insecure default length of password By default, makepasswd generates password with a length between 6 to 8 characters (48 to 64bits). This update raise the default to 16 characters (128 bits). The length can be changed at runtime with the -l option. References: - 26060 – makepasswd new security issue CVE-2010-2247 - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1771883 - CVE -CVE-2010-2247 SRPMS: - 7/core/makepasswd-0.5.4-2.1.mga7 . Mageia Advisory MGASA-2020-0039 focuses on enhancing encryption standards in openSSL, modifying default algorithms to improve data integrity.. makepasswd, password policy, security update, mageia advisory, password strength. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Jan 13, 2020 Important Mageia
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Fedora 31: FEDORA-2020-a5b60d0c2b Moderate: Makepasswd Password Generation

Fixes bugzilla 1126076. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2020-a5b60d0c2b 2020-01-12 01:40:13.411211 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : makepasswd Product : Fedora 31 Version : 0.5.3 Release : 18.fc31 URL : Summary : Generates (pseudo-)random passwords of a desired length Description : Makepasswd generates (pseudo-)random passwords of a desired length. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Fixes bugzilla 1126076 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Fri Jan 3 2020 Johan Swensson - 0.5.3-18 - Fixes bugzilla 1126076 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1771883 - CVE-2010-2247 makepasswd: default settin generate insecure passwords [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1771883 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2020-a5b60d0c2b' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html 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. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines ListArchives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . Fedora update fixes makepasswd bug with moderate severity, improving password generation security features.. fixes, bugzilla, -----------------------------------------------------------------------------. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Fedora 30 Makepasswd Update: FEDORA-2020-1db19e75db Bug Fix Related

Fixes bugzilla 1126076. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2020-1db19e75db 2020-01-12 01:14:24.201906 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : makepasswd Product : Fedora 30 Version : 0.5.3 Release : 18.fc30 URL : Summary : Generates (pseudo-)random passwords of a desired length Description : Makepasswd generates (pseudo-)random passwords of a desired length. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Fixes bugzilla 1126076 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Fri Jan 3 2020 Johan Swensson - 0.5.3-18 - Fixes bugzilla 1126076 * Thu Jul 25 2019 Fedora Release Engineering - 0.5.3-17 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_31_Mass_Rebuild --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1771883 - CVE-2010-2247 makepasswd: default settin generate insecure passwords [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1771883 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2020-1db19e75db' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html 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. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct:https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . Fedora 30 update for makepasswd version 0.5.4 addresses issue 1126080 and enhances overall performance. Fedora Makepasswd Update, Security Fixes, Password Generation. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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