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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200404-06 ()
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200404-06.
Insight
Insight
The login program included in util-linux could leak sensitive information under certain conditions.
Solution
Solution
All util-linux users should upgrade to version 2.12 or later: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=sys-apps/util-linux-2.12' # emerge '>=sys-apps/util-linux-2.12' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200404-06 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46422