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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-7488: Moderate: authconfig security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2285)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-7488: Moderate: authconfig security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:2285)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/16/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

Authconfig version 6.2.8 is vulnerable to an Information exposure while using SSSD to authenticate against remote server resulting in the leak of information about existing usernames.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-authconfig
  • centos-upgrade-authconfig-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-authconfig-gtk

References

  • 101784
  • CVE-2017-7488
  • RHSA-2017:2285

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