Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Ubuntu Security : Likewise Open vulnerability

Users of Ubuntu Security please be advised of a(Likewise Open vulnerability that has been identified.

To view this vulnerability, possible remedies, and others please check out the Security Advisories at Critical Watch (http://criticalwatch.com/support/security-advisories.aspx)

Amplify’d from www.criticalwatch.com
USN-964-1: USN-964-1 Likewise Open vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-964-1
Details follow:



Matt Weatherford discovered that Likewise Open did not correctly check

password expiration for the local-provider account. A local attacker could

exploit this to log into a system they would otherwise not have access to.
Read more at www.criticalwatch.com
 

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