Root Password Readable in Clear Text with Ubuntu 520
BBitmaster writes "An extremely critical bug and security threat was discovered in Ubuntu Breezy Badger 5.10 earlier today by a visitor on the Ubuntu Forums that allows anyone to read the root password simply by opening an installer log file. Apparently the installer fails to clean its log files and leaves them readable to all users. The bug has been fixed, and only affects The 5.10 Breezy Badger release. Ubuntu users, be sure to get the patch right away."
Open source (Score:5, Funny)
The cyberpunk credo comes to mind... (Score:5, Funny)
windows (Score:3, Funny)
steenkin batchers (Score:5, Funny)
I knew I never should have trusted those badgers.
Smiling at me with their big cartoon teeth, eating up all the aspen, wanting to admin their own machines.
I've been a sap, and it's going to cost me.
And now I'm worried about the hedgehogs.
Re:okay (Score:4, Funny)
Sunday is probably peak development time for free software.
Open Password! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Open Password! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Open source (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Saw this on Digg (Score:1, Funny)
Although ironically how many people now have...
...in their .bash_history file from checking their own system for this mistake?
UNIX mouse driver released (Score:1, Funny)
Whew! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:MOD PARENT UP (Score:3, Funny)
/etc/motd?
(Just in case...)
Re:Solution (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Open source (Score:1, Funny)
At a press conference, when asked how the Ubuntu team felt about dealing a massive blow to the public image of open source software, a member of the team responded, "Oops, our bad," and proceeded to play an animation of a badger eating a penguin.
Re:Patch mirror (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Choose strong obscure passwords (Score:5, Funny)
Re:first rule (Score:4, Funny)
If you tried this on my system, it wouldn't work, it would say your password is too short.
troll (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Saw this on Digg (Score:2, Funny)