Ubuntu 5.10 "Breezy Badger" security hole

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Post #247,705 by pwhysall 3/13/06 7:24:19 AM Reply	Ubuntu 5.10 "Breezy Badger" security hole And it's a biggie! [link\|https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+bug/34606\|https://launchpad.ne...shadow/+bug/34606] I'd recommend fixx0ring straight away. Peter [link\|http://www.no2id.net/\|Don't Let The Terrorists Win] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #247,707 by admin 3/13/06 7:54:00 AM Reply	Yikes! Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #247,711 by folkert 3/13/06 9:27:59 AM Reply	At least it is assigned to Colin Watson. Of all the developers I have had contact with in the Ubuntu/Debian Heirarchy, he is by far one of the best ones. Steve Langasek is also one of the better ones in there, but I am not sure if he is working with Ubuntu like many of the other Debian developers. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #247,719 by inthane-chan 3/13/06 12:21:47 PM 3/13/06 12:22:04 PM Reply	apt-get update;apt-get upgrade fixes it AFAIK. [link\|http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-262-1\|http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-262-1] When somebody asks you to trade your freedoms for security, it isn't your* security they're talking about.* Edited by inthane-chan March 13, 2006, 12:22:04 PM EST Expand All History
Post #247,731 by Yendor 3/13/06 1:10:51 PM Reply	As does 'apt-get update;apt-get install base-config passwd' -YendorMike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #247,828 by ben_tilly 3/13/06 9:15:45 PM Reply	Essentially a local root exploit But easy enough to fix - I just edited /var/log/installer/cdebconf/questions.dat to remove the two references to my password. (Apparently if you're not working on the installer, it is safe to delete the file.) Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)

Ubuntu 5.10 "Breezy Badger" security hole - (pwhysall) - (5) - March 13, 2006, 07:24:19 AM EST

Yikes! -NT - (admin) - March 13, 2006, 07:54:00 AM EST

At least it is assigned to Colin Watson. - (folkert) - March 13, 2006, 09:27:59 AM EST

apt-get update;apt-get upgrade fixes it AFAIK. - (inthane-chan) - (1) - March 13, 2006, 12:22:04 PM EST

As does 'apt-get update;apt-get install base-config passwd' -NT - (Yendor) - March 13, 2006, 01:10:51 PM EST

Essentially a local root exploit - (ben_tilly) - March 13, 2006, 09:15:45 PM EST

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