| Name | CVE-2006-1183 |
| Description | The Ubuntu 5.10 installer does not properly clear passwords from the installer log file (questions.dat), and leaves the log file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| shadow (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:4.2-3+deb8u5 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 1:4.4-4.1+deb9u1 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1:4.4-4.1+deb9u2 | fixed |
| buster, buster (lts) | 1:4.5-1.1+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1:4.8.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:4.13+dfsg1-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1:4.16.0-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| base-config | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
| shadow | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- base-config <not-affected> (UBuntu specific)
- shadow <not-affected> (UBuntu specific)