CVE-2001-0635

Impact:
Important
Public Date:
2001-05-02
Bugzilla:
1616605: CVE-2001-0635 security flaw

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Red Hat Linux 7.1 sets insecure permissions on swap files created during installation, which can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges by reading sensitive information from the swap file, such as passwords.

Find out more about CVE-2001-0635 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Linux 7.1 RHSA-2001:058 2001-05-02

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