Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2006.262.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-262-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'base-config, shadow' package(s) announced via the USN-262-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'base-config, shadow' package(s) announced via the USN-262-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Karl Oie discovered that the Ubuntu 5.10 installer failed to clean passwords in the installer log files. Since these files were world-readable, any local user could see the password of the first user account, which has full sudo privileges by default. The updated packages remove the passwords and additionally make the log files readable only by root. This does not affect the Ubuntu 4.10, 5.04, or the upcoming 6.04 installer. However, if you upgraded from Ubuntu 5.10 to the current development version of Ubuntu 6.04 ('Dapper Drake'), please ensure that you upgrade the passwd package to version 1:4.0.13-7ubuntu2 to fix the installer log files. Affected Software/OS: 'base-config, shadow' package(s) on Ubuntu 5.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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